Former President Trump on Tuesday signaled that he supports banning abortions at around 15 weeks of pregnancy, emphasizing this period as a unifying factor for the country.
“Maybe we can find some time and unite the country on this issue,” President Trump said on WABC’s “Sid & Friends in the Morning.”
“Currently, in terms of number of weeks, people agree on 15 weeks, and I think that’s the standard. And it’s going to be very reasonable. But people are actually pushing hard. “Even the factions seem to agree, it’s 15 weeks,” he reasoned.
Pro-life demonstrators listen to then-President Trump speak during the 47th March for Our Lives on January 24, 2020 in Washington, DC. (Olivier Drierly/AFP via Getty Images)
Revealing how pro-life voters really feel about President Trump’s position on abortion
This is the first time President Trump has set specific limits on the controversial process.
He also criticized Democrats for not supporting bans that would restrict abortion in states that still allow it. He also appeared to signal that he was reluctant to pursue a federal ban.
“Everyone agrees — we’ve heard this for years — all legal scholars on both sides agree. This is a state issue. It shouldn’t be a federal issue, the states “It’s a question of,” he said.
According to previous reports, President Trump has discussed banning abortions after 16 weeks of pregnancy, with three exceptions: rape, incest, and maternal death.
Trump has been a vocal pro-life advocate throughout his presidency, appointing three U.S. Supreme Court justices who voted in favor of reversing Roe v. Wade, and praising them for their role in reversing Roe v. Wade. Ta.
But in September, he faced backlash after telling NBC News’ Kristen Welker on “Meet the Press” that Gov. Ron DeSantis’ six-week abortion ban was “a terrible thing, a terrible mistake.” there was.
Demonstrators protest outside the Wisconsin State Capitol on May 3, 2022 in Madison, Wisconsin. (Amber Arnold/Wisconsin State Journal via AP)
Although he has not formally endorsed abortion, his stance on the issue signals a shift in attitude and strategy within the Republican Party.
“If the Republicans had talked about this correctly, it wouldn’t have hurt me from an electoral standpoint. It hurt a lot of Republicans,” Trump told host Howard Kurtz on “Media Buzz” on Sunday. he said. “But I tell people, first of all, you have to go with your heart. You have to go with your heart. But beyond that, you also have to go with your heart. You have to be elected, and if you don’t have three exceptions, I think it’s very difficult to get elected. ”
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Access to abortion has once again become a top Democratic issue since Roe v. Wade was overturned, with President Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris making much of their 2024 platform focused on abortion. There is.
Harris became the first sitting vice president to visit an abortion facility after touring a Minnesota Planned Parenthood clinic on Thursday. She said the visit to the clinic was also intended to draw attention to women who travel to Minnesota from other states to obtain abortions.
Pro-life activists march in front of the U.S. Supreme Court on January 21, 2022 in Washington, DC, participating in the 49th annual March for Life. (Win McNamee/Getty Images)
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President Biden also made abortion and reproductive rights a cornerstone of his 2024 State of the Union address.
As Democrats gain support, President Trump criticized the party’s “radical” stance and urged Republicans to be more at ease on the issue heading into November.
Trump told Kurtz: “Democrats are radical on this issue because they’re OK with births at seven, eight, nine months and even abortion.”
Fox News’ Aubrie Spady, Joe Schoffstall, Jamie Joseph and Thomas Phippen and The Associated Press contributed to this report.
