What To Know About Trump's Abortion Policy

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🗓️ 9 April 2024

⏱️ 15 minutes

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Summary

The presumptive Republican presidential nominee said Monday that abortion access was a state issue and that he supports access in the case of rape, incest, or to protect the life of the mother. Top Trump allies working outside of the campaign already have a proposed framework, including using existing legislation to implement a de facto national ban.

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0:31.4	This podcast was recorded at 12.35 PM Eastern Time on Tuesday, April 9,
0:38.0	2024. Things may have changed by the time you hear this, but I'll probably still be on trail for a few days as I may
0:45.0	ender back to Boston.
0:47.0	Okay, here's a show.
0:51.0	Oh, lovely. I mean just just hearing those birds was worth that hello. I am
0:56.7	calmed. Yeah I brought down my blood pressure for sure. Hey there it's the NPR Politics Podcast. I'm Ashley Lopez.
1:03.0	I cover voting.
1:04.2	I'm Danielle Kurtzlev, and I cover the presidential campaign.
1:06.9	And I'm Frank Ordonez.
1:08.0	I also cover the campaign.
1:09.5	Donald Trump, the presumptive Republican presidential nominee,
1:12.8	has put out a video in an apparent effort
1:15.9	to clarify his position on abortion access.
1:19.1	Many states will be different.
1:20.8	Many will have a different number of weeks or some will have more conservative than
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