Donald Trump's IVF Dilemma
NewsweekSEP 12 2024
As his running mate J.D. Vance was engaged in the vice presidential (VP) debate Tuesday night, Republican US presidential candidate Donald Trump posted in all caps on social media that he would "veto" a national abortion ban.During Tuesday's vice-presidential debate between Republican Sen. J.D. Vance and Democratic Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, former Pres. Donald Trump, the Republican presidential nominee, in an all-caps social media post said he would veto a national abortion ban.
He further asserted that he would leave the issue "up to the states to decide based on the will of their voters," adding that he "fully" supports exceptions for "rape, incest, and the life of the mother."He further wrote it would be "up to the states to decide based on the will of their voters," adding that he "fully" supports exceptions for "rape, incest, and the life of the mother."
Later in the post, Trump emphasized that he's against abortions in the "7th, 8th, or 9th month" of pregnancy, claiming that Democrats support the "execution of the baby after birth," referring to those born alive after a failed abortion.Trump also emphasized his opposition to abortions in the "7th, 8th, or 9th month" of pregnancy, repeating the controversial claim that Democrats support the "execution of the baby after birth," referring to those born alive after a failed abortion.
Trump had to once again reiterate his position that abortion laws, as is now the law of the land, should be up to each state to vote on separately. It makes sense, however, that Democrats are continuing to lie about Trump given their candidates' voting records on the issue. As Minnesota governor, Walz signed a bill that stopped requiring doctors to save a baby who's been born alive during a botched abortion; and Harris voted for the same when she was a Senator.
Donald Trump can no longer get away with flip-flopping on abortion. He is the one who proudly appointed three Supreme Court justices to help overturn Roe v. Wade, whose campaign has been tied to the radical right-wing, anti-abortion Project 2025, and whose party is publicly against reproductive rights. J.D. Vance also can't hide from this, as he's on record explicitly stating that he wished abortion was illegal nationwide.