President Donald Trump insisted on Tuesday that he would never push for contraceptive regulations after being criticized for hinting at the possibility in an interview.
“I have never advocated for restrictions on birth control or any other method of contraception, and I never will. This is a lie perpetrated by Democrats.” Former president declares on Truth Social.
“I don’t support banning birth control, and neither do Republicans!”
Earlier in the day, the Biden-Harris campaign highlighted a clip of President Trump, 77, in an interview with a Pittsburgh television station, suggesting they were “considering” possible restrictions on the morning-after pill.
“We’re looking at it and we’re going to be announcing policy on that soon, and I think that’s going to be interesting to you guys,” Trump told KDKA political analyst John Delano. He said Tuesday he “supports any restrictions.”
“You know it’s a very smart move. I think it’s a smart decision,” Trump further teased. “We will release it. [our policy] immediately. ”
Delano specifically mentioned emergency contraception, or the morning-after pill, which is taken after sex to prevent pregnancy.
These pills have been controversial among some religious conservatives and anti-abortion activists.
This pill is completely different from an abortion pill, which is used to abort a fetus.
Last month, President Trump distanced himself from traditional Republican policy by leaving abortion decisions up to each state. Around the same time, he also violated Arizona’s 160-year-old abortion law, which states it is an “overreach” to ban all abortions except those “necessary” to save a pregnant person’s life. he claimed.
In an interview with KDKA, Trump, who is running for the White House again, suggested that states would also reach a consensus on contraception.
“Things really depend a lot on each state, and some states are going to have different policies than others,” he told a Pittsburgh TV station.
The Biden-Harris campaign immediately condemned President Trump’s comments and asked, “What’s the answer?” [contraceptive] Instead of asking straight away, “No?”
Biden-Harris Rep. Sarafina Titica said, “Women across the country are already suffering from President Donald Trump’s post-Roe nightmare, but if Trump wins a second term, they will have access to birth control and emergency contraception. “It’s clear that they want to go further by restricting their use.” In a statement.
“While President Trump will work overtime to turn back the clock and take away women’s freedoms, President Biden and Vice President Harris will work to protect access to contraception and the right of women to make their own health care decisions. We are fighting non-stop.”
Last month, President Trump said: time magazine The company said it plans to announce a policy regarding mail-order sales of mifepristone soon. Mifepristone is part of his two-drug therapy to induce abortion.
The U.S. Supreme Court is scheduled to rule on a case over whether access to the controversial drug should be rolled back.
“I’m in favor of helping women,” Trump told the magazine, “and I think we’ve seen that IVF has been very successful.”
“And, you know, I set the policy on that, and the Republicans immediately adopted that policy,” he said of his stance on making IVF more widely available.
