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In a post on Truth Social, Trump's social media platform, the
Republican presidential candidate said his policy will include
exceptions for rape, incest and to protect the life of the
mother. While Trump did not provide further details, it seems
likely that he will call for a federal ban less restrictive than
the six-week prohibition passed in states such as Florida and
Georgia.
As he has in the past, Trump argued that a more moderate
position on abortion is necessary for Republicans to prevail in
November’s presidential and congressional elections.
“[W]e must use common sense in realizing that we have an
obligation to the salvation of our Nation, which is currently in
serious DECLINE, TO WIN ELECTIONS, without which we will have
nothing other than failure, death, and destruction,” Trump
wrote.
The regulation of abortion has been a matter left to individual
states since the U.S. Supreme Court did away with constitutional
protection for the procedure in a 2022 decision. Since securing
the Republican nomination, Trump has been under pressure from
anti-abortion groups and others to detail his stance.
A less-stringent proposal than a six-week ban could make those
anti-abortion advocates unhappy while at the same time
galvanizing abortion-rights groups who have warned that
Republicans would seek a federal ban if they gain control of the
White House and Congress.
Democratic President Joe Biden has made Trump’s opposition to
abortion rights a key tenet of his re-election campaign.
(Reporting by Kanishka Singh, Akanksha Khushi and James
Oliphant; Editing by Tom Hogue and Shri Navaratnam)
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