Trump signals openness to banning abortion pill
During a news conference at his Mar-a-Lago resort on Thursday, former President Donald Trump would not rule out revoking access to mifepristone, one of the two drugs used in medication abortions.
During a news conference at his Mar-a-Lago resort on Thursday, former President Donald Trump would not rule out revoking access to mifepristone, one of the two drugs used in medication abortions.
"You could do things that .... would supplement — absolutely — those things are pretty open and humane," Trump said in response to a question from NBC News about whether he would take steps like directing the Food and Drug Administration to revoke access to mifepristone.
"There are many things on a humane basis that you can do outside of that," Trump added, saying that "you also have to give a vote" to people about abortion.
Trump's comments Thursday appeared to be a shift from his position in June, when the former president said at a CNN debate: "I will not block it."
In response to clarifying questions on Trump's position, Karoline Leavitt, the Trump campaign's national press secretary, told NBC News: "As President Trump said, he wants ‘everybody to vote’ on the issue, reiterating his long-held position of supporting the rights of states to make decisions on abortion."
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