Trump declared he will support Florida’s abortion laws. “Not so fast,” his campaign advises

Trump declared he will support Florida’s abortion laws. “Not so fast,” his campaign advises

In Florida, where the issue is up for vote, former President Donald Trump declared he will support abortion rights. He stated that he preferred “more time” and that he felt the “six week [ban] is too short.”

“So you’ll vote in favor of the amendment?” was a direct question that Trump appeared to answer in the affirmative.

In an interview with NBC News, he declared, “I’m going to be voting that we need more than six weeks,” although he also stated that he supported exceptions to the abortion rule for rape, incest, and the mother’s life.

Except in very exceptional circumstances, Florida now prohibits abortions after six weeks of pregnancy.

Voters will be asked to decide in the general election whether to uphold Amendment 4’s protection of the state’s abortion access.

The notion that the former president had disclosed his vote preferences was promptly refuted by the Trump team. “President Trump has not yet said how he will vote on the ballot initiative in Florida, he simply reiterated that he believes six weeks is too short.”

The press secretary for the Trump campaign, Karoline Leavitt, told NPR in a statement.

The former president Trump claims that his administration would pay for in vitro fertilization (IVF) if he were to win office again.

“I have always supported IVF. In an interview with NBC News on Thursday, the Republican contender stated, “Right from the beginning, as soon as we heard about it.”

Trump stated to NBC that he would be in favor of compelling insurance companies to pay for in vitro fertilization or providing public funds for it.Treatment for infertility may involve tens of thousands of dollars in procedures.

We’re just doing this because we believe it’s fantastic. In the interview, Trump stated, “And we actually need great children, beautiful children in our country.”

Because IVF usually involves rejecting surplus embryos, some anti-abortion groups want to restrict or outlaw the procedure. But the majority of voters—many of whom are Republicans—support having access to the surgery.

Earlier this year, the Alabama Supreme Court made a judgment that temporarily blocked access to IVF. This forced state lawmakers to step in and address the matter, including several well-known Republicans.

Ahead of the November election, Trump seems to be attempting to alter his stance on reproductive rights due to fears of voter response. Earlier in the campaign, he anointed three conservative Supreme Court justices, taking enormous pride in overturning Roe v. Wade.

Trump stated this week that he would be “great for women and their reproductive rights” on Truth Social. Some opponents of abortion rights, notably Mike Pence, his former vice president, criticized that statement. Additionally, Trump recently declared in an interview with CBS News that he would not impose restrictions on abortion drugs based on the Comstock Act, a 19th-century anti-obscenity statute. Some activists also objected to the comment.

The Harris-Walz campaign addressed Trump’s remarks in a statement as well.

“IVF is already under attack and women’s freedoms have been ripped away in states across the country because Trump overturned Roe v. Wade,” spokesperson Sarafina Chitika said in a statement. “Vice President Kamala Harris is the only candidate in this election who values women and would uphold our right to choose our own health care providers.”

This election is largely about abortion, and Democrats are reminding voters that if former TrumpTrump is won, Republicans will further restrict access to healthcare for reproductive needs.