Melania Trump made an extraordinary declaration in her long-awaited memoir, which will be published a month after Election Day. She is a passionate supporter of a woman’s right to control her own body, including the right to abortion.
Amid a campaign of intimidation from President Donald Trump, “It is essential that women have the autonomy to decide whether or not to have children based on their beliefs, without interference or pressure from the government.” ,” the Republican candidate’s wife wrote. Women’s reproductive rights have played a central role.
“Why should someone other than women themselves have the power to decide what to do with their bodies? Women have the fundamental right to personal freedom over their own lives and to be able to become pregnant if they wish. authorized to terminate.
“Restricting a woman’s right to choose whether to terminate an unwanted pregnancy is the same as denying a woman control over her own body. I have held this belief all my adult life. I continued.”
Melania Trump rarely expresses her political views in public. The book, which reveals how the former first lady is completely out of step with most of her own party, Melania, is due to be published in the US next Tuesday. The Guardian has obtained a copy.
Her decision to include a statement of full support for abortion rights is notable given her distance from Republican candidates running on anti-abortion platforms, as well as her closeness to Donald Trump and the Republican Party. This is noteworthy considering the significant deterioration of women’s reproductive rights under the
In 2022, in the Supreme Court’s Dobbs v. Jackson case, three justices appointed under President Donald Trump voted to overturn Roe v. Wade, which had protected abortion rights in the federal government since 1973. Ta. Since then, Republican-run states have enacted strict abortion bans.
Donald Trump took credit for the Dobbs decision, a long-standing core cause of evangelical and conservative Catholic donors and voters, and insisted that abortion rights should be determined by the states. and trying to avoid the outrage it caused.
But Democrats have won a string of elections by pushing the issue even in conservative states, and threats to reproductive rights, including infertility treatments, including in vitro fertilization, are making headlines this year. has proven to be a problem for the Republican Party, which controls the
President Donald Trump’s vice presidential pick, J.D. Vance, has said he would support a nationwide abortion ban amid a series of comments that opponents consider misogynistic and regressive, but his boss My wife seems to be against this.
Donald Trump himself has recently been conflicted about whether to vote in November to protect abortion rights in Florida, and his wife, who has a home at Mar-a-Lago in Palm Beach, I also plan to vote. He said he would ultimately vote against it. Judging by her own words, Melania Trump seems likely to vote yes.
Her memoir is thin, long on accounts of her early life in Slovenia, her life as a model in New York, and her love for the man who became his third wife, and correspondingly short on discussion of policy. . But Donald Trump offers a blurb praising his wife’s “commitment to excellence…insightful perspective…(and) entrepreneurial accomplishments.”
Before discussing abortion, Melania Trump said she disagrees with her husband on some aspects of immigration policy, especially as an immigrant himself.
“My husband and I occasionally have political disagreements, which are part of our relationship, but I choose not to challenge him publicly but privately. I believed those issues should be addressed,” she says.
Nevertheless, later in the book she offers views on abortion and reproductive rights that are diametrically opposed to those of her husband and his party.
“I have always believed that it is important for people to take care of themselves first,” Melania Trump wrote about her support for abortion rights. “This is a very simple concept. In fact, we are all born with a set of fundamental rights, including the right to enjoy life. We are all born with a set of fundamental rights, including the right to enjoy life. I have
“This common sense approach applies to women’s natural right to make decisions about their bodies and health.”
Melania Trump said her beliefs on abortion rights come from a “set of core principles” that center on “individual liberty” and “individual liberty” and that “negotiable” There is no room for that.”
After outlining her support for abortion rights on such grounds, she details the “legitimate reasons why women choose abortion,” including danger to the mother’s life, rape, etc. and incest, often with exceptions under state prohibitions. Severe medical conditions in addition to congenital birth defects. ”
President Melania Trump has also defended the right to abortion in the third trimester, saying “timing is important.”
“It is important to note that historically, most abortions performed late in pregnancy were due to severe fetal abnormalities, possibly leading to death or stillbirth of the child. Perhaps the mother Even the deaths of. These cases were extremely rare and usually occurred after several consultations with the woman and her doctor.As a community, we need to accept these common sense standards. But timing is important.”
According to CDC data, more than 90% of abortions in the United States occur before the 13th week of pregnancy. Less than 1% of abortions occur after 21 weeks.
During the campaign, Republicans have blatantly misunderstood the Democratic Party’s position on abortion. Last month, during a debate with Kamala Harris, Donald Trump falsely claimed that his Democratic opponent’s “vice presidential candidate…says it’s absolutely okay to have an abortion at 9 months old.” . (Tim Walz) also says, “‘Postnatal execution,’ or executing a baby just because it’s born rather than aborting it, is OK.”
He was fact-checked: It is not legal to kill a baby after birth in any state.
On this page, Melania Trump appeals to empathy in a decidedly un-Trump way.
“Many women choose abortion due to personal medical concerns,” she writes. “These situations, with significant moral implications, weigh heavily on women and their families and deserve our sympathy. For example, the decision whether a mother should risk her life to give birth; Consider the complexity inherent in
Recent news reports have highlighted cases of women dying in states where abortion is prohibited.
She goes on to appeal for sympathy.
“Young women often feel alone and under great stress when faced with an unplanned pregnancy. Like most Americans, I am concerned about the requirement that adolescents obtain parental consent before obtaining an abortion. I agree. I know this is not always possible. Our next generation must be provided with knowledge, security, safety, and comfort, and the cultural stigma associated with abortion must be removed. must be,” the former first lady wrote.
Finally, Melania Trump expressed solidarity with the reproductive rights protesters.
“The slogan ‘My body, my choice’ is usually associated with women’s activists and those aligned with the pro-choice side of the debate,” she writes. “But if you think about it, ‘my body, my choice’ applies to both sides. So a woman’s right to make independent decisions regarding her body includes the right to choose her life.” It also includes personal freedom.
