United States – Donald Trump commented about the Arizona law on Wednesday that legalizes abortion in almost all the cases and also suggested to the Arizona legislature to go back their decision and also defended the making of Roe vs. Wade that permitted states to ban abortions.
Trump’s Remarks on Arizona Abortion Law
“It’ll be straightened out, and as you know, it’s all about states’ rights,” the former president told supporters and journalists after landing in Atlanta for a fundraiser. “It’ll be straightened out, and I’m sure that the governor and everybody else are going to bring it back into reason, and that’ll be taken care of, I think, very quickly.”
However, it is not clear whether Trump indeed is in favor of abortion normally or not. He appointed three of the Supreme Court justices who overthrew Roe v. Wade and terminated the federally recognized right to abortion. Now that the Democrats are winning the elections based on campaigning for abortion and are gaining ground, the Republicans are being put on the defensive and are now being cautioned not to back bans, which have become unpalatable to the masses, as reported by Associated Press.
Trump was asked Wednesday whether he would enact such a ban if he were reelected. As one can see from his video, the correspondent asked him, and he said “No” without a second thought.
Ambiguity Surrounding Trump’s Position
Trump’s video statement during the week previously did not support a national abortion ban. He admitted that there may be restrictions, but they will be a matter for the states to decide. After Trump’s statement, some religious conservatives were enraged, whereas some allies of President Joe Biden appreciated his concern about abortion as Trump’s weakness.
Impact of Court Decisions
Biden was asked, at the Rose Garden news conference, the evening of the 22nd of June, what he would have said to Arizona voters after the state Supreme Court had given its ruling, allowing the enforcement of an 1864 law forbidding abortions, at all stages of pregnancy, without exceptions even for rape or incest and severely limiting to life-endangering conditions the availability of abortions.
“Elect me,” the president said. “I’m in the 20th century … the 21st century. Not back then.”
This court decree radically changed the legal ground for abortion in all of Arizona state. The court’s opinion implied that the prosecution of doctors would be in line with that Civil War-era law, but only part of it was written.
Trump maintains that he is proud of the fact that the three Supreme Court members he appointed voted to abolish the Roe v Wade case in which states will have different limitations put in place. Another exception he mentions is that of rape and incest, but he says that if the life of the mother is in danger, it’s okay to terminate the pregnancy.
During a talk in a Chick-fil-A restaurant in Atlanta, Trump was asked if doctors ought to lose their licenses when performing abortions, and he replied that the question is something for the states to decide.
Biden’s campaign spokesman, Michael Tyler, said Trump “owns the suffering and chaos happening right now, including in Arizona because he proudly overturned Roe” and has a track record of “banning abortion every chance he gets.”
Florida’s Abortion Laws and Trump’s Remarks
Trump also addressed the six-week abortion ban law approved in Florida, saying, “Probably go change also.” Last week, the state Supreme Court sustained the State’s prohibition of abortion after 15 weeks. Following the court ruling, there is a clear path for the State to approve a law that can ban abortion in the sixth week of pregnancy.
“For 52 years, people have wanted to end Roe v. Wade, to get it back to the states. We did that. It was an incredible thing, an incredible achievement,” he said. “Now the states have it, and the states are putting out what they want. It’s the will of the people. So, Florida is probably going to change.”
Trump has been avoiding the questions about his vote on Florida’s ongoing state constitutional amendment that seeks to lay down the abortion rights of the residents. He did not go into detail and discuss the idea of the level of restraint and access should be in Arizona or any other state, as reported by Associated Press.