Outgoing first lady Melania Trump listens as her husband, outgoing U.S. President Donald Trump, addresses guests at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, January 20, 2021.
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former republican first lady Melania Trump Thursday appeared to express strong support abortion rightspotentially exposing deep differences with her Republican presidential candidate husband Donald Trumpon a key election issue.
“Individual freedom is a fundamental principle that I defend,” Melania Trump said in her latest promotional video. upcoming memoir“Melania.”
“There is no doubt that there is no room for compromise on this fundamental right that all women have from birth,” she said in the 28-second video posted on X.
“Personal freedom,” the former president’s spouse added. “What does ‘my body, my choice’ really mean?”
Less than a day after the post was published The Guardian Melania Trump passionately and unequivocally defends full abortion rights in her new book.
According to the Guardian, Trump wrote in the book: “Women must be guaranteed to be able to make independent decisions about their wishes to have children based on their own beliefs, without any interference or pressure from the government.”
According to the report, “Why should anyone but a woman herself have the right to decide what she does with her body? A woman’s fundamental right to personal freedom and her own life gives her the right to terminate a pregnancy if she wishes.” wrote.
“Restricting a woman’s right to choose whether to terminate an unwanted pregnancy is tantamount to taking away her control over her own body,” she continued. “I’ve carried that belief with me my entire adult life.”
CNBC has not yet obtained a copy of the book, which is scheduled to be released on Tuesday.
The Trump campaign did not immediately respond to CNBC’s request for comment on the Guardian report or Melania Trump’s latest video.
Democratic candidate’s campaign Kamala HarrisHowever, it didn’t take long to intervene.
Harris spokesperson Sarafina said: “Sadly for women across America, Mrs. Trump’s husband strongly disagrees with her views, which is why more than a third of American women live under Trump reasons behind the abortion ban, which threatens their health, liberty and life.
“Donald Trump has made it clear: If he wins in November, he will ban abortion nationwide, penalize women, and limit women’s access to reproductive health care,” Chitika said.
Melania Trump rarely shares her personal political views. She was almost completely absent from her husband’s recent presidential campaign.
Reproductive rights have been a long-standing thorny issue in American politics since the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade in June 2022. Legal precedent has provided federal abortion protections for nearly 50 years.
Trump appointed three of the five conservative justices who cast the deciding votes to repeal Roe and empower states to set their own abortion rules.
According to Roe, 20 states now ban abortion or impose stricter restrictions than allowed under Roe. new york times‘ analyze.
Trump has repeatedly taken credit for the end of Roe, falsely claiming that legal scholars unanimously support eliminating abortion as a constitutional right.
But he also sought to downplay the significance of the high court ruling, which spurred a fierce political backlash that remains overwhelming. unpopular with voters.
The ruling is seen as a key factor in the Democratic Party’s performance in the 2022 midterm elections that far exceeds expectations.
Harris and her running mate, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, have worked to remind voters of Trump’s role in denying women’s reproductive rights and put the growing women’s health crisis and the end of Roe’s The public outrage was entirely his fault.
during tuesday night vice presidential debate Minnesota Governor Walz and Ohio Republican Senator J.D. Vance shared stories of individual women who have been negatively impacted by new restrictions on reproductive rights.
