Former President Donald Trump announced Monday that abortion should be determined by states rather than at the federal level.
“Each state decides by vote or by law or by both, but whatever they decide must be the law of the land, in this case the law of the state,” Trump said in the video. “Many states will be different. Many states will have a different number of weeks…At the end of the day, it all comes down to the will of the people.”
around fox newsHe previously told reporters at his Michigan campaign shop last week that he would issue a statement on abortion within the next week after being asked about Florida’s controversial six-week abortion ban. It is expected to come into effect soon.
President Trump also said he was proud to have played a role in overturning Roe V. Wade, noting that legal scholars on “both sides” supported the decision.
“Republicans should always stand on the side of the miracle of life, on the side of mothers, fathers and their beautiful babies, and IVF is a big part of that,” President Trump said.
Marjorie Dannenfelser, president of Susan B. Anthony Pro-Life, said she was “deeply disappointed” by President Trump’s announcement Monday.
Dannenfelser added, “Taking the issue ‘back to the states’ would cede the national debate to Democrats, who are relentless in their efforts to pass legislation that would require abortion throughout the first nine months of pregnancy.” . “If successful, states’ rights will be wiped out.”
In 2022, the Supreme Court’s conservative majority overturned the landmark Roe V. Wade decision that sent the issue back to the states.
according to guardianPresident Joe Biden warns that if elected president in November, he and “MAGA Republicans in Congress” will call for a nationwide abortion ban, which Trump will sign. criticized the comment.
Biden claimed he and Vice President Kamala Harris are “determined” to restore federal abortion protections if they convene a “Democratic Congress.”
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