“My point is now that we have abortion where everybody wanted it legally, the states will determine by vote or legislation, or maybe both. And whatever they decide must be the law of the land. In this case, the law of the land,” Trump said in a video posted to his Truth Social account.
In a video he posted on the social networking platform, the former US president said he supports exceptions in cases of rape, incest and in order to protect the life of the mother. He also reiterated that he supports accessibility to IVF.
He did not mention a possible federal ban on abortion after a certain number of weeks of pregnancy, defying hopes among his religious and conservative supporters that he would seek federal restrictions if he returns to the White House.
Trump, who had previously signaled his support for a federal abortion ban after 15 weeks, emphasized the importance of winning at the polls in his widely anticipated statement on the issue.
“You have to follow your heart in this matter. But remember, we also have to win the election in order to restore our civilization and, in fact, save our country, which is now very unfortunately, a nation in decline,” Trump said in the video.
Trump said he was responsible for the Supreme Court’s 2022 decision that overturned the landmark decision in Roe v. Wade and ended the federal right to abortion, indirectly referring to the conservative justices he chose for the US Supreme Court who made it possible.
The court’s decision sparked a voter backlash that was widely attributed to the limited gains Republicans made in the 2022 congressional midterm elections and led Democrats to victories in some state elections last year.
“This 50-year battle over Roe v. Wade took it out of federal hands and into the hands, hearts, minds, and votes of people in every state. It was really something. Now it’s up to the states to do the right thing,” Trump said.
“My opinion now is that we have abortion where everybody wants it legally, the states will determine by vote or legislation or maybe both,” Trump said. “And whatever they decide must be the law of the land. In this case, state law.’
Democratic President Joe Biden has made Trump’s opposition to abortion rights a central tenet of his re-election campaign.
“Donald Trump approves every single state abortion ban, including abortion bans without exceptions. And he’s proud of his role in creating this hellscape,” Biden campaign manager Amar Musa wrote on social media platform X today.
Since launching his campaign in late 2022, Trump has largely avoided addressing the issue of abortion, reflecting the difficulty the Republican Party faces in articulating a message to ease the political rift created by the Supreme Court decision. .
Although Americans tend to accept restrictions on abortion after the first trimester, polls also show that a significant majority prefer the decision to be made by the woman and her doctor rather than by the government.
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