(NewsNation) — Former President Donald Trump said Monday it’d be best if states handled abortion the way their constituents want.
He said he’s in favor of exceptions for rape, incest and life of the mother. He also said he “strongly” supports fertility treatments.
In his announcement on TruthSocial, Trump repeated debunked claims that most legal scholars wanted Roe v. Wade overturned and that Democrats support “execution” of viable babies.
The announcement was long-anticipated because Democrats view abortion as a winning topic for them. Polling has consistently shown that most Americans believe abortion should be legal through the initial stages of pregnancy. About half of U.S. adults said abortions should be permitted at the 15-week mark, according to an Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research poll conducted last June.
Data compiled by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention show that the vast majority of abortions from 2012 to 2021 were performed within the first 13 weeks of pregnancy.
This is a breaking news story and will be updated
The Associated Press contributed to this report
