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Former President Trump said abortion policy should be left to the states.
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Former President Trump said abortion policy should be left to the states.
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Former President Donald Trump refused to support a nationwide abortion ban and said abortion policy should be left to the states.
“Now my view is that from a legal standpoint, everyone can have the abortion they wanted. The states will decide, either through voting or legislation or both, and whatever they decide should be the law of the land. In this case, President Trump has He said this in a video posted on the media platform Truth.
The move comes amid efforts to limit abortion rights in Republican-led states. Last week, the Florida Supreme Court allowed a six-week abortion ban to take effect May 1. That's before most women know they're pregnant.
Pressure has mounted on Trump to make his views on abortion public. He said last week that an announcement would come this week. The announcement is unlikely to make the most ardent supporters of abortion restrictions happy. They hoped President Trump would support a nationwide 15-week abortion ban.
In his video, Trump, the presumptive Republican presidential nominee, claimed credit for the U.S. Supreme Court's overturning Roe v. Wade, the 1973 decision that found women have a constitutional right to have an abortion. Trump appointed three justices to the court, giving him an overwhelming 6-3 margin of conservative votes.
The abortion issue has become an important topic ahead of the 2024 presidential election.
This story will be updated