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Trump would veto legislation establishing a federal abortion ban,

Vance says

NEW YORK (AP) — Re- But after months of confus-
publican vice presidential ing statements, he said he
candidate JD Vance says would not use a federal
Donald Trump would not law known as the Com-
support a national abor- stock Act to try to ban the
tion ban if elected presi- distribution of medication
dent and would veto such that is used as an alterna-
legislation if it landed on his tive to surgical abortions.
desk. That is something that some
of his allies have urged and
“I can absolutely commit that Vance supported in
that,” Vance said when the past.
asked on NBC’s “Meet the
Press” whether he could “We will be discussing spe-
commit to Trump not im- cifics of it, but generally
posing such a ban. “Don- speaking, no,” he said. “I
ald Trump’s view is that we would not do that.”
want the individual states “It’s going to be available
and their individual cultures and it is now. And as I know
and their unique political it, the Supreme Court has
sensibilities to make these said: ‘Keep it going the
decisions because we way it is.’ I will enforce and
don’t want to have a non- agree with the Supreme
stop federal conflict over Court, but basically they’ve
this issue.” said, keep it the way it is
now,” he said.
The Ohio senator also in-
sisted that Trump, the for- Abortion has been a pow-
mer president who is the erful motivator for Demo-
Republican nominee this crats since the Roe deci-
year, would veto such leg- sion in the summer of 2022,
islation if it were passed by and the party expects it to
Congress. Republican vice presidential nominee Sen. JD Vance, R-Ohio, speaks during a campaign event continue to play a key role
in Asheboro, N.C., Wednesday, Aug. 21, 2024.
(AP Photo/Chuck Burton) this year.
“I mean, if you’re not sup-
porting it as the president Vance’s comments. leaders in it. And I think the child, giving the mother On stage at the Democrat-
of the United States, you people are seeing that,” he options other than an abor- ic convention, women told
fundamentally have to While Trump has repeated- told reporters. tion.” Graham said “that harrowing personal stories
veto it,” he said in an inter- ly boasted about his role in movement will continue af- of having to carry unviable
view that aired Sunday. overturning Roe, he has, in Democrats have respond- ter he’s gone.” pregnancies to term and
recent days, pushed back ed to Trump with deep being denied miscarriage
Vance’s comments come on Democrats’ warnings skepticism. Trump has often struggled care, putting their future
after Democrats spent night that he will go even further to talk about abortion. Be- fertility at risk.
after night of their national to restrict access if he wins “American women are not fore he entered politics,
convention in Chicago last a second term. stupid and we are not go- he had described himself “This is what’s happening
week assailing Trump for his ing to trust the futures of as “very pro-choice.” Ear- in our country because of
role in appointing the Su- “My Administration will be our daughters and grand- lier this year, he grappled Donald Trump. And under-
preme Court Justices who great for women and their daughters to two men with his stance on a federal stand, he is not done,” Vice
overturned Roe v. Wade, reproductive rights,” he who have openly bragged abortion ban, suggesting President Kamala Harris
ending the constitutional wrote Friday on his Truth So- about blocking access at one point that he would said in her speech accept-
right to abortion in the Unit- cial platform, appropriating to abortion for women all support one at around 15 ing her party’s nomination.
ed States and paving the language used by abortion across this country,” said weeks of pregnancy, with
way for bans and restric- rights activists and the left. Massachusetts Sen. Eliza- exceptions in cases of Trump, who had been re-
tions across Republican-led beth Warren told NBC. rape, incest and when the sponding to the speech
states. His comments drew a wave life of the mother is at risk. in real time, falsely insisted
of criticism from anti-abor- Trump ally Sen. Lindsey Gra- He then settled on his cur- that, “Everybody, Demo-
But efforts to try to neutral- tion advocates, including ham, R-S.C., brushed off a rent position: That restric- crats, Republicans, Liberals,
ize an issue that Democrats the editor of the conserva- question asking how Trump tions should be left to indi- and Conservatives, want-
hope will galvanize voters tive National Review, which would be “great’ on repro- vidual states. ed Roe v. Wade TERMINAT-
this fall also risk alienating published an article titled ductive rights. ED, and brought back to
parts of Trump’s base op- “Trump’s Abandonment of “You need to ask him Trump has not said how the States.”
posed to abortion rights. Pro-Lifers Is Complete.” about that. What I would he plans to vote on an up-
say is that President Trump coming ballot measure on “I do not limit access to
“God have mercy on this Trump repeated his claim was a very good pro-life Florida’s six-week ban. birth control or I.V.F. - THAT
nation if this is now the hours later at an event in president,” he told CNN’s IS A LIE, these are all false
position of what was the Las Vegas. “State of the Union.” In an interview with CBS stories that she’s mak-
Pro-Life Party,” wrote Fam- “I’m very strong on wom- News earlier in the week, ing up,” he wrote. “I TRUST
ily Research Council presi- en’s reproductive rights. “The pro-life community,” Trump said he had “no WOMEN, ALSO, AND I WILL
dent Tony Perkins in a post The IVF (in vitro fertilization), Graham said,, “is organized regrets” about his role in KEEP WOMEN SAFE!”q
Sunday linking to a story on very strong. I mean, we’re around the well-being of overturning Roe v. Wade.