Former President Donald J. Trump says he will roll out a policy plan addressing how his White House will handle the abortion pill mifepristone in the coming weeks. In a recent interview, the former Republican President said, “I’ll be doing it over the next week or two. But I don’t think it will be shocking, frankly.”
“I am for helping women,” Trump stressed, noting his pushback against the Alabama state Supreme Court’s ruling that declared IVF embryos should considered “unborn babies” for the purposes of civil litigation. The former President continued: “I set a policy on it, and the Republicans immediately adopted the policy.”
Following the court’s decision, the Alabama legislature followed Trump’s advice. It passed legislation to ensure IVF clinic access would remain open and available to couples in the state facing fertility issues. Like with IVF, Trump emphasized state governments’ role in addressing how to handle the legal status of mifepristone but did note that he feels “very strongly” about the issue. “I actually think it’s a very important issue,” he said.
In late March, the U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments in a case regarding a Biden government decision to expand access to the abortion pill. Through the course of questioning, the Justices appeared inclined to allow the government’s decision to stand, though they have yet to issue a final ruling on the matter.
Despite corporate media and Democrat spin — attempting to politicize the abortion issue ahead of the November presidential election — Trump has continued to stress that each U.S. state should come to its own decision. He stressed that the Supreme Court’s overturning of Roe v. Wade wasn’t to pave the way for a federal ban but rather to return the issue to the states.
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