Trump says NO to federal abortion ban: States should decide the issue for themselves

10/09/2024 / By Kevin Hughes

Former President and current Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump has confirmed that, if a federal abortion ban were to reach his desk, he would immediately veto it.

“Everyone knows I would not support a federal abortion ban, under any circumstances, and would, in fact, veto it, because it is up to the states to decide based on the will of their voters (the will of the people!),” Trump wrote on X. “Like Ronald Reagan before me, I fully support the three [abortion] exceptions for rape, incest and [to protect] the life of the mother.”

“I do not support the Democrats’ radical position of late-term abortion like, as an example, in the seventh, eighth or ninth month or, in case there is any question, the possibility of execution of the baby after birth. Thank you for your attention to this matter,” concluded Trump.

This is in line with Trump’s efforts since 2023 to distance himself from the main Republican Party stance regarding abortion. Now, Trump has made it very clear that he opposes any additional federal actions that would either further restrict or liberalize abortion regulations on a national level. (Related: Trump says he’ll VOTE NO on Florida’s pro-abortion amendment.)

Furthermore, Trump has previously stated that he supports allowing women to order abortifacient drugs through the mail, causing dismay among many conservatives.

Trump has also stated that he wants to make the GOP’s position on abortion “less radical” so as to attract more moderate and independent voters, as well as his desire for the Republican Party’s national platform to be rewritten to reflect his desire for the issue to be redirected to individual states.

“I’m not in favor of an abortion ban, but it doesn’t matter, because this issue has now been taken over by the states,” said Trump during his debate last month with Vice President Kamala Harris. “I wouldn’t have to [answer the question].”

Melania expresses support for abortion rights

While Trump himself has stated his desire to move on from discussing abortion, his wife Melania has joined with more liberal Republicans and come out in support of more rights for women who want abortion.

In a short video promoting her autobiography, Melania expressed her support for the “individual freedom” of women, describing it as an “essential right that all women possess from birth.”

“Why should anyone other than the woman herself have the power to determine what she does with her own body?” wrote Melania in her book. “A woman’s fundamental right of individual liberty, to her own life, grants her the authority to terminate her pregnancy if she wishes.”

While Melania has now become outspoken on the issue of abortion, the former president has reiterated his desire to no longer speak about abortion and to let states handle the matter themselves.

“Women will be happy, healthy, confident and free,” Trump recently posted on Truth Social. “You will no longer be thinking about abortion, because it is now where it always had to be, with the states.”

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Trump supports the rights of American states to decide on the abortion issue themselves. Watch this video.

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