In an interview Thursday, Trump said: 15 weeks abortion ban If re-elected, he did not go so far as to promise such actions should he win the White House again.
“We’ll look at it. We’re looking at different options,” Trump said. interview With New Hampshire-based WMUR.
“I think we can achieve it to some extent. I think it is, and we will handle it.”
Trump’s latest comments come after him elicited disapproval Anti-abortion group SBA ProLife America said last week that the issue of abortion should be “determined at the state level,” and the organization called his comments “unacceptable.”
the issue of abortion tricky This is what most Republican candidates want to satisfy conservatives without denying independents heading into the next election season.
Other Republican figures remain as well ambiguous As for their stance on abortion bans at the federal level.
Former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley spoke at the SBA headquarters earlier this week, and while she supported federal involvement in abortion policy, she shunned it. commit to any detail.
A recent poll found that overall support for abortion rights Rose Since the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, 62% of independents and 33% of Republicans voiced their support for access.
Recent midterm elections have shown access to abortion to be a tough issue for conservatives to win. Voters in states such as Montana and Kentucky voted to veto abortion bans, while voters in California and Michigan voted to enshrine access to abortion in their constitutions.