“I’ll be voting no,” Trump told Fox News, clarifying his stance amid controversy.Despite his opposition to the measure, Trump criticized Florida’s current six-week abortion ban as a “terrible mistake.”
Trump’s initial remarks, made during an NBC News interview, had indicated possible support for Amendment 4. He had said, “I’m going to be voting that we need more than six weeks,” but his campaign quickly worked to correct the narrative, asserting that his comments did not reflect his actual voting intention.
The backlash from social conservatives was swift. Marjorie Dannenfelser, president of Susan B. Anthony Pro-Life America, expressed strong disapproval, stating, “We strongly support Florida’s current heartbeat law… For anyone who believes in drawing a different line, they still must vote against Amendment 4, unless they don’t want a line at all.”
Trump’s evolving position on abortion underscores the political challenges he faces, given his role in appointing three Supreme Court justices who voted to overturn Roe v. Wade in 2022. This reversal paved the way for restrictive state laws on abortion.
Vice President Kamala Harris criticized Trump’s position, stating, “Mr. Trump has made his position on abortion very clear,” and highlighted that many women are unaware of their pregnancy at six weeks. She reiterated her belief that “the government should never come between a woman and her doctor.”
In response to the controversy, Trump has recently made efforts to present himself as supportive of reproductive rights. Last week, he claimed that his administration would be “great” for women’s “reproductive rights” and proposed that insurance companies or the federal government should cover all costs for in vitro fertilization treatments if he is elected in November.
Source : Times of India
