Melania Trump, former First Lady of the United States, strongly supports abortion rights in her memoirs. The British Guardian reports on thiswhich quotes extensively and exclusively from the book, which is due to be published next Tuesday.
“It is essential to ensure that women can make their decision to have children on their own initiative and free from any interference or pressure from the government,” writes the wife of Republican US presidential candidate Donald Trump.
“Why should anyone other than the woman herself have the power to decide what she does with her own body? “A woman’s fundamental right to individual freedom, to her own life, gives her the power to terminate her pregnancy if she wishes,” writes Melania Trump. Restricting a woman’s right to decide whether to terminate an unwanted pregnancy is tantamount to denying her control over her own body: “This belief has accompanied me throughout my adult life,” writes the former first lady.
US election 20204: Why the issue of abortion is crucial
The issue of abortion plays a central role in the 2024 US election campaign and Donald Trump is aware of it. The US Democratic campaign led by Vice President Kamala Harris is currently highlighting Trump’s role in repealing national protections for abortion rights.
Trump appointed three members to the U.S. Supreme Court during his first term who were instrumental in overturning Roe v. Wade contributed in 2022. The ruling created a patchwork of abortion regulations across states, including restrictive laws in several of the battleground states that could decide the 2024 election.
One in August poll conducted by Reuters/Ipsos showedthat a majority of U.S. voters, including 34 percent of Republicans, want the next president to protect or improve access to abortion. A spokesman for Kamala Harris’ campaign told the Guardian: “Unfortunately for women across America, Trump disagrees with his wife and that’s why more than one in three American women are living under Trump’s abortion ban,” and that ban threatens “theirs.” health, their freedom and their lives”.
Trump was forced to address the issue this week, making it clear on “.
EVERYONE KNOWS I WOULD NOT SUPPORT A FEDERAL ABORTION BAN, UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES, AND WOULD, IN FACT, VETO IT, BECAUSE IT IS UP TO THE STATES TO DECIDE BASED ON THE WILL OF THEIR VOTERS (THE WILL OF THE PEOPLE!). LIKE RONALD REAGAN BEFORE ME, I FULLY SUPPORT THE THREE…
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) October 2, 2024
Melania Trump’s stance on abortion is in open contradiction to her husband and his party. According to the Guardian, this is not the only key issue on which she disagrees with the Republicans. Melania Trump also disagrees with her husband on some issues of immigration policy, not least, according to the Guardian, because she is a migrant herself.
Melania Trump has kept a low profile during her husband’s 2024 presidential campaign, making few public appearances since the former president launched his third bid for the White House. The former first lady’s office describes her memoir, to be released next week as “Melania,” as “a powerful and inspiring story of a woman who forged her own path, overcoming adversity and defining personal excellence.”
