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Trump says abortion up to the states, upsets conservatives wanting federal ban

Apr 09, 2024

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By Karah Rucker (Anchor/Reporter), Ian Kennedy (Video Editor)

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Former President Donald Trump posted a video to his platform Truth Social on Monday, April 8, sharing his stance on abortion. In the video, Trump said he wants to leave that decision up to the states.

This video received mixed reactions. While Trump is facing backlash on both sides of the aisle for taking the position he did, polls show that most Americans want abortion to be legal in some capacity.

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“The states will determine by vote or legislation, or perhaps both, and whatever they decide must be the law of the land — in this case the law of the state,” Trump said. “At the end of the day, this is all about the will of the people. You must follow your heart or, in many cases, your religion or your faith.”

Trump said he is proud the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, which once protected abortion at the federal level. President Joe Biden is campaigning to have nationwide abortion protections restored.

“Donald Trump just endorsed every single state ban on reproductive rights nationwide,” Biden said in a response video. “If MAGA Republicans put a federal ban on his desk, he’d sign it. Donald Trump is the reason Roe was ended. If you reelect me, I’ll be the reason it’s restored.”

Many pro-life conservatives and Republicans have called for a federal abortion ban, so as the presumptive Republican nominee for president, some members of Trump’s party are criticizing his decision to back state-by-state restrictions and not a wholesale nationwide ban.

“Unborn children and their mothers deserve national protections and national advocacy from the brutality of the abortion industry,” Marjorie Dannenfelser, Susan B. Anthony Pro-Life America president, said.

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“President Trump’s retreat on the right to life is a slap in the face to the millions of pro-life Americans who voted for him in 2016 and 2020,” former Vice President Mike Pence said on X.

Polls show most Americans are in the middle over the issue, wanting abortion to be legal but only under certain circumstances. The majority of states have expanded abortion access since Roe v. Wade was overturned.

While it’s not the top issue for voters, in the recent past, Democrats credit abortion issues on ballots for several election victories. This year, Florida will vote on an amendment to its constitution to protect abortion rights just months after a six-week ban went into effect.

Trump is focusing largely on immigration this election cycle while abortion is a large focus for the Biden campaign.

Tags: Abortion, Donald Trump, Joe Biden, MAGA, Mike Pence, Republicans, Roe v Wade, Supreme Court, Truth Social

[KARAH RUCKER]

TRUMP POSTED A VIDEO MONDAY SHARING HIS STANCE ON HOW TO TREAT ABORTION LEGALLY –

SAYING HE WANTS TO LEAVE THAT DECISION UP TO THE STATES.

ON SUCH A SENSITIVE ISSUE –

NOT EVERYONE IS GOING TO BE HAPPY.

AND WHILE HE’S RECEIVED BACKLASH ON BOTH SIDES OF THE AISLE FOR TAKING THE POSITION HE DID –

POLLS SHOW THAT MOST AMERICANS WANT ABORTION TO BE LEGAL IN SOME CAPACITY.

HERE’S WHAT TRUMP HAD TO SAY.

[DONALD TRUMP]

“The states will determine by vote or legislation or perhaps both and whatever they decide must be the law of the land, in this case the law of the state.”

“At the end of the day, this is all about the will of the people. You must follow your heart or in many cases, your religion or your faith.”

[KARAH RUCKER]

TRUMP SAYS HE IS PROUD THAT THE SUPREME COURT OVERTURNED ROE VERSUS WADE – WHICH ONCE PROTECTED ABORTION AT THE FEDERAL LEVEL.

PRESIDENT BIDEN UPLOADED HIS OWN RESPONSE VIDEO –

REACTING TO TRUMP’S STATEMENT.

BIDEN – IS CAMPAIGNING TO HAVE NATIONWIDE ABORTION PROTECTIONS RESTORED.

[JOE BIDEN]

“Donald trump just endorsed every single state ban on reproductive rights nationwide.”

“If MAGA republicans put a federal ban on his desk, he’d sign it. Donald trump is the reason roe was ended. If you reelect me, i’ll be the reason its restored.”

[KARAH RUCKER]

MANY PRO-LIFE CONSERVATIVES AND REPUBLICANS HAVE CALLED FOR A FEDERAL ABORTION BAN.

SO AS THE PRESUMPTIVE REPUBLICAN NOMINEE FOR PRESIDENT –

SOME MEMBERS OF THE BASE OF TRUMP’S OWN PARTY IS CRITICIZING HIS DECISION TO BACK STATE-BY-STATE RESTRICTIONS AND NOT A WHOLESALE NATIONWIDE BAN –

PRO LIFE ADVOCACY GROUPS RESPONDED TO TRUMP’S VIDEO.

[Marjorie Dannenfelser | Susan B. Anthony Pro-Life America President]

“UNBORN CHILDREN AND THEIR MOTHERS DESERVE NATIONAL PROTECTIONS AND NATIONAL ADVOCACY FROM THE BRUTALITY OF THE ABORTION INDUSTRY.”

[KARAH RUCKER]

TRUMP’S FORMER VICE PRESIDENT MIKE PENCE SAID

“PRESIDENT TRUMP’S RETREAT ON THE “RIGHT TO LIFE” IS A SLAP IN THE FACE TO THE MILLIONS OF PRO-LIFE AMERICANS WHO VOTED FOR HIM IN 2016 AND 2020.”

POLLS SHOW MOST AMERICANS ARE IN THE MIDDLE OVER THE ISSUE –

WANTING ABORTION TO BE LEGAL –

BUT ONLY “UNDER CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES.”

THE MAJORITY OF STATES HAVE EXPANDED ABORTION ACCESS SINCE ROE VERSUS WADE WAS OVERTURNED.

WHILE IT’S NOT THE TOP ISSUE FOR VOTERS –

IN THE RECENT PAST – DEMOCRATS CREDIT ABORTION ISSUES ON BALLOTS FOR SEVERAL ELECTION VICTORIES.

AND THIS YEAR – FLORIDA WILL VOTE ON AN AMENDMENT TO THEIR CONSTITUTION TO PROTECT ABORTION RIGHTS just months after a 6-week ban went into effect.

IMMIGRATION IS LARGELY THE ISSUE TRUMP IS PUSHING THIS ELECTION CYCLE.

WHILE ABORTION IS A LARGE FOCUS FOR THE BIDEN CAMPAIGN.

Trump says abortion up to the states, upsets conservatives wanting federal ban

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