President Trump has officially declared his stance on abortion in a video released on Truth Social.
Trump expressed his strong support for in vitro fertilization (IVF) and affirmed the right of states to establish their own abortion laws, provided they include exceptions for incest, rape, and instances where the mother’s life is at risk.
Trump stated, “My view is now that we have an abortion where everybody wanted it from a legal standpoint,” adding, “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.”
Regarding IVF, the 45th president emphasized, “The Republican Party should always be on the side of the miracle of life and the side of mothers, fathers, and their beautiful babies. IVF is an important part of that.”
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Fox News reported:
Former President Donald Trump on Monday announced his position on whether abortion should be banned, following months of not taking a stance on the combustible and crucial issue in his 2024 rematch with President Biden.
The presumptive Republican presidential nominee took to his social media platform on Sunday night to say that he would issue a statement on “abortion and abortion rights.” In video posted Monday morning, Trump explicitly affirmed his support for in vitro fertilization (IVF) and he emphasized his support for states determining their own laws for abortion so long as there are exceptions for rape, incest and life of the mother.
“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. Many states will be different. Many states will have a different number of weeks…at the end of the day it is all about the will of the people.”
The former president told reporters last week at a campaign stop in Michigan that he would make a statement in the coming week, after he was asked about his home state of Florida’s controversial six-week abortion ban, which will soon be going into effect.
