Former first lady Melania Trump supports a woman’s right to choose whether to have an abortion “without pressure from the government,” according to excerpts from her upcoming memoir. Mrs. Trump also posted Thursday a that underscores her pro-choice stance.
Her position is notable, given that her husband, former President Donald Trump, appointed the Supreme Court justices who helped overturn Roe v. Wade and the national right to abortion in 2022. “Why should anyone other than the woman herself have the power to determine what she does with her own body? A woman’s fundamental right of individual liberty, to her own life, grants her the authority to terminate her pregnancy if she wishes,” Mrs.
Trump writes in her upcoming memoir, according to excerpts obtained by The Guardian. “Restricting a woman’s right to choose whether to terminate an unwanted pregnancy is the same as denying her control over her own body,” she says in the book. “I have carried this belief with me throughout my entire adult life.
” Mrs. Trump’s public stance is remarkable for several reasons. She is relatively private and rarely speaks out on political issues, and abortion is a central issue in her husband’s campaign to retake the White House.
Democrats are repeatedly pointing to state limits on abortion in the wake of the Supreme Court’s 2022 ruling and Mr. Trump’s role in appointing conservative justices. Mr.
Trump, the Republican nominee, often takes credit for putting the abo.