WASHINGTON – Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump says that abortion laws should be determined by US states, stopping short of proposing a national ban that could have imperiled his chances with swing voters in the November election.
Trump previously signaled support for a ban beyond 15 weeks of pregnancy but said political considerations were paramount in the first presidential election since the US Supreme Court overturned the landmark 1973 Roe v. Wade decision, ending a nearly 50-year federal right to the procedure.
“Always go by your heart. But we must win. We have to win,” Trump says in a video posted on his social media platform.
The former president reiterates that he backs exceptions for rape, incest and to protect the life of the mother, and also that he supports the availability of in-vitro fertilization.
A call for a national ban could have dented Trump’s support in the six or seven US states that swing between Democratic and Republican candidates and are therefore likely to decide the election outcome.
Overall, 57% of Americans think abortion should be legal in most or all cases, according to a March Reuters/Ipsos poll.
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