Donald Trump vowed to protect the "sanctity and dignity of life" while Hillary Clinton demanded more funding for Planned Parenthood, America's largest abortion service provider that sources say kills an average of 887 unborn babies a day.
This was the stark contrast seen by the American public on Friday when the two major candidates expected to battle for the White House this November bared their respective agenda on the issue of life.
In his speech at the Faith and Freedom Conference in Washington, D.C., Trump called marriage and family "the building block of happiness and success," WND reports.
As president, he vowed to "appoint judges who will uphold our laws, protect our Constitution and protect the rights of all Americans," adding that he will make sure that all the judges will have pro-life credentials.
"That's one of the most important reasons why we have to win the presidency," he said. "If we don't, it's going to be a whole different country."
He warned that if Clinton wins the presidency she will override Congress by appointing "radical judges who will legislate from the bench."
"I'll tell you, the will of the people will mean nothing," Trump said.
He also said that Clinton will "push for federal funding of abortion on demand, up until the moment of birth."
Also on Friday in Washington D.C., Clinton addressed the Planned Parenthood Action Fund where she was introduced by Planned Parenthood President Cecile Richards as "our friend."
Clinton in turn called the organisation "family."
The Democratic presidential nominee challenged Republican leaders that if they "actually cared as much about protecting women's health as they say they do, they'd join me in calling for more federal funding for Planned Parenthood."
"Defending women's health means defending access to abortion—not just in theory, but in reality," Clinton said. "We know that restricting access doesn't make women less likely to end a pregnancy. It just makes abortion less safe. And that then threatens women's lives."
The Republican National Committee responded to Clinton's challenge by calling her support for Planned Parenthood "totally out of line with many Americans' beliefs and denies our Founders' vision of an unalienable right to life for all."
