Melania Trump says women should have the right to make their own decisions about abortion, a right her husband helped take away from millions
Melania Trump has a memoir coming out later this month Donald Trump told supporters that he too busy to read. So he might be surprised when his wife writes about how she seems passionately pro-choice and believes that women should be able to have an abortion any time they want – a right that the former president took away of millions of people.
According to GuardianObtain a copy of Melania ahead of its release next week, former first lady speak in her book: “It is imperative to ensure that women have the autonomy to decide on their childbearing preferences, based on their own beliefs, free from any interference or pressure any from the government. Why should anyone other than the woman herself have the right to decide what she does with her own body? A woman’s fundamental right is personal freedom over her own life, giving her the right to terminate her pregnancy if she wishes. Limiting a woman’s right to choose whether to end an unwanted pregnancy is akin to denying her control over her own body. I have carried this belief with me throughout my adult life.” And she didn’t stop there.
“It’s a very simple concept,” Melania continued. “In reality, we are all born with a set of basic rights, including the right to enjoy our lives. We all have the right to maintain a satisfying and rewarding life. This common-sense approach applies to women’s natural right to make decisions about their own bodies and health.”
Wonder if the former first lady believes there should be a limit on when a person can no longer have an abortion, as her husband’s partner declare in this week’s vice presidential debate? She doesn’t. “It is important to note that historically, most abortions performed in the later stages of pregnancy were the result of serious fetal abnormalities that could have resulted in death,” she said. death or stillbirth of the child”. “Perhaps even the death of the mother. These cases are extremely rare and usually occur after multiple consultations between the woman and her doctor.” She also wrote that although she “supports requiring minors to obtain parental consent before abortion,” she “recognizes that[s] This may not always be possible.”
Of course, the former first lady’s views on abortion are radically different from those of her husband and his fellow Republicans. When running for office in 2016, Trump vowed to monopolize the nomination of Supreme Court justices who would overturn the tide. Roe v. Wade; after that happened in June 2022, he bragged about killing the nation’s abortion rights and was constantly boast about it in the years since then. While he defended his action as simply sending the matter back to “the states” to decide, the overturning fish eggs led to extreme or total abortion bans in many states, where some women were died as a result. Meanwhile, the former president frequently lied about abortion, claiming that Democrats support the “execution” of children after they are born. His companion, J.D. Vance has previously called for a nationwide abortion ban, and it is not impossible that such a ban could take effect in a second Trump administration, although misleading statement to the contrary.
Referring to their conflicting beliefs, Melania wrote: “There are occasional political disagreements between my husband and I…[are] part of our relationship, but I believe in resolving them privately rather than challenging him publicly.” Obviously, this is quite unfortunate for many people who have had their reproductive rights stripped away due to Trump’s handiwork.
Why are we hearing about the former first lady’s views on abortion now, eight years after her husband first ran for president? Abortion rights advocate Jessica Valenti Have an idea:
Which, if it wasn’t already obvious, would be The Handmaid’s Tale–danger level. On the bright side, anyone died in the parking lot because Trump’s Supreme Court nominations may make her feel comfortable when Melania “privately” complains to her husband.
