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The ad labels Trump as not being conservative enough for comments the billionaire made during a 1999 television appearance, saying “I am pro-choice in every respect.” Trump has since had a change of heart. On the recent 43rd anniversary of the _Roe v. Wade_ decision, Trump [penned an op-ed](http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/donald-trump-op-ed-my-vision-for-a-culture-of-life/article/2581271) in the Washington _Examiner_ clarifying his stance on the issue. “Let me be clear — I am pro-life,” Trump wrote. “I support that position with exceptions allowed for rape, incest or the life of the mother being at risk. I did not always hold this position, but I had a significant personal experience that brought the precious gift of life into perspective for me.” Cruz is banking on support for Evangelical Christians to pull ahead of Trump in Iowa. The billionaire is ahead five points of Cruz, in a polling average compiled by RealClearPolitics. ## Transcript Donald Trump is not a conservative because he's extreme on abortion. Would President Trump ban partial- birth abortions? Well look, I'm very pro- choice. You would not ban it? No. Or ban partial- birth abortion? No, I am pro- choice in every respect. Does this sound conservative? I am pro- choice in every respect. I am pro- choice in every respect. I am pro- choice in every respect. For partial- birth abortion, not a conservative. 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