Posted on 03/20/2024 3:36:40 PM PDT by Reno89519
Donald Trump suggested Tuesday that he’d support a national ban on abortions around 15 weeks of pregnancy, voicing for the first time support for a specific limit on the procedure.
The Republican former president has taken credit for striking down a federally guaranteed right to abortion by appointing three U.S. Supreme Court justices who voted to overturn Roe v. Wade. As he seeks the White House a third time, Trump has refrained from embracing any specific limit on the procedure, warning it could backfire politically and instead suggesting he would “negotiate” a policy on abortion that would include exceptions for cases of rape, incest and to protect the life of the mother.
But in a radio interview Tuesday, Trump criticized Democrats for not endorsing a ban that would limit abortions in states that still allow the procedure.
“We’re going to come up with a time — and maybe we could bring the country together on that issue," Trump said while calling into the “Sid & Friends in the Morning” show on WABC.
Trump went on to say: “The number of weeks now, people are agreeing on 15. And I’m thinking in terms of that. And it’ll come out to something that’s very reasonable. But people are really, even hard-liners are agreeing, seems to be, 15 weeks seems to be a number that people are agreeing at."
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Okay, a state issue, yes, but the federal government is involved. It allows, encourages, and in some cases pays for abortion, it promotes it overseas. So, yes, fair and necessary for president to say what the national role and stand is.
Can this be done and still allow state-level choices?
And for Republicans, any time this is on the ballot, they lose. A sobering point to consider.
Roe v Wade all over.
So, what is driving the flip-flop or need to revisit and address the topic?
Unfortunately in this country even 15 weeks would be a losing battle. The anatomy scan is done at 20 weeks to find issues with the baby, the left will just say that 15 weeks is too soon to determine if there is a problem. I think its a mistake for Trump to even bring up abortion, just say that its left to the states and thats it
Why can't he just say SCOTUS ruled it is a matter for the states and leave it at that?
If that were true Trump wouldn’t have won in 2016
“ Trump in 2016: “The judges will be pro-life”
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/donald-trump-2016-pro-life-judges-60-minutes-2020-09-23/
He was elected and made good on his promise
As long as the Rat voters have mandatory abortions.
15 weeks is basically what European countries have - unlike states here that never restrict abortion until birth.
Why anyone would care if I got an abortion is what I don't get. 99% of women would not get abortions themselves...so why vote for it?? That's crazy.
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Roe stated up to first trimester, 12 weeks, was federally protected. After that it was up to the states.
Roe is gone so it’s all up to the states.
Not a major change.
A federal 15 week ban is the reverse of that.
We won. Just leave it be as is.
No! Leave it to the States.
The overturning of Roe and Casey said it was a state issue. We need to leave it up to the states or risk re-Federalizing the issue. Fight it at the local level. Better yet, fight for the hearts of the people involved.
Unforced errors like this can get Biden a 2nd term
Trump really doesn’t want to be POTUS again, it seems.
It’s not supposed to allow for individual state choices, but let’s be real, the baby killing Democrats will cheat and still kill babies whenever they want to, including after birth.
Maybe not openly and everywhere, at least not at first, but they won’t stick with this nationwide, even if it got written into law.
Does anyone really think that the fedgov, especially when a Democrat is President, is going to send US marshals out to shut down cheating abortion clinics, or prosecute anyone for violating the law. Please.
And not only would the Democrats cheat, this would prevent states that want to outlaw abortion completely from being able to do so, at least legally.
MORE decisions need to be state decisions, not less, to dismantle the federal control of everything, as it allows a small number of people in Washington to control anything.
This whole idea stinks, and originates with Lindsey Graham.
I think it would be smarter for Trump to publicly say it’s a state issue, and just leave it at that. However, if he’s concluded otherwise, the approach he’s taking is probably the most sensible.
Notice he’s talking about coming up with a bi-partisan proposal, bringing people together, consensus, etc. In other words it will be up to Congress to negotiate a deal, and determine the ban (i.e. 15 week, 20 week, etc.). The thing is, the odds of Congress arriving at any consensus on abortion are almost zero. Basically Trump is saying, if Congress can agree to something that has wide-spread, bi-partisan support, whether it be 15 weeks, 20 weeks, he’d be inclined to sign it.
Life is at conception. You have to decide who you are going to follow. Jesus or Satan.
“So, what is driving the flip-flop or need to revisit and address the topic?”
An election the second Tuesday in November this year.....
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