Trump Says States Should Decide Abortion, But Critics Note He'd Sign a Nationwide Ban

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

49% : And I'm thinking in terms of that," Trump said in that interview.
45% : "Abortion is an internationally recognized human right.
42% : In a video message on Truth Social, Trump stated that he was "proudly the person responsible" for the Supreme Court's 2022 decision to overturn abortion rights that had been protected by Roe v. Wade for nearly half a century, having appointed three of the six conservative justices who sided against keeping federal abortion protections intact.
36% : "Donald Trump is singularly responsible for the overturning of Roe & ripping away women's freedoms -- & he 'proudly' takes credit for it," opined Democratic Virginia Senator Tim Kaine.
29% : Though he didn't explicitly say so in his statement, it's possible that Trump based his decision to temper his official abortion policy on that poll.
27% : Trump, who is the Republican Party's presumptive nominee for president in 2024, staked out a position that a majority of Americans disagree with, as polling has consistently shown that most voters back the right to obtain an abortion in all or most circumstances and disagree with the overturn of federal abortion protections.
27% : Trump went on to wrongly contend that Democratic lawmakers support abortion "beyond" birth -- a claim repeatedly peddled by Republicans despite being debunked by several fact-checks.
26% : Weeks after seemingly endorsing a 15-week nationwide ban, Trump now says the states should decide on the issue.
24% : "It is a lie that Trump won't support a national abortion ban," wrote lawyer and journalist Amee Vanderpool.
20% : Trump went on to say that he supports states making exceptions in cases of rape and incest or in cases in which the life of a pregnant person is risk.
19% : Trump then called for abortion to become a state issue, rather than one that could be subject to a nationwide standard.
15% : Trump's endorsement of a "states' rights" approach to abortion was widely criticized by commentators, who pointed out that Trump endorsed a proposed 15-week nationwide abortion ban during a radio interview just last month.
15% : "Jong-Fast also added that Trump "laid the groundwork for a national abortion ban," and that "his people are working behind the scenes right now, to ban the abortion pill.""Trump is lying about leaving abortion up to the states and if you repeat his lie you are enabling him," Jong-Fast added in a separate post .
13% : "NEVER FORGET: Donald Trump supports banning abortion, takes credit for overturning Roe v. Wade, and thinks there should be 'some form of punishment' for women who have abortions," Vanderpool added, referencing a 2016 town hall where Trump expressed that viewpoint as a candidate for president.
11% : Responding to a CNN headline about Trump's statement, Jong-Fast noted that "Trump installed the three justices who overturned Roe v. Wade, ergo this is a lie.
9% : If Donald Trump is elected and the MAGA Republicans in Congress put a national abortion ban on the Resolute Desk, Trump will sign it into law," Biden said in a statement.
7% : "President Joe Biden, whom Trump will face off against in the presidential election later this year, also said that Trump's statement on abortion was deceitful.

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