Melania Trump has a completely different opinion than her husband on the issue of abortion rights. This is how Donald Trump reacted to the statements.
During the hot phase of the US election campaign, Melania Trump (54) publicly opposed her husband’s opinion. In her memoirs, the former first lady advocates for abortion rights, according to a preliminary report.
In an interview with “Fox News” on Thursday, Donald Trump (78) expressed his wife’s opinion. According to her memoir, there was a conversation between the couple at this point: “We talked about it and I said, ‘You have to write what you believe. I’m not going to tell you what to do.'” Continued Trump said that the former first lady was “very loved” by people and needed to follow her heart. And further: “There are some people who are very, very far to the right on this issue, that is, without exception, and then there are other people who see it a little differently.”
Melania Trump against any government interference in the issue of abortion
The Guardian quoted Melania Trump on Thursday from the book, which is due to be published in a week: “It is essential to ensure that women make their decision to have children on their own initiative and free from any interference or pressure from the government can.” According to the report, she further writes in her book: “Why should anyone other than the woman herself have the power to decide what she does with her own body? A woman’s fundamental right to individual freedom, to her own life, gives her the power to terminate her pregnancy if she wishes.”
She then underlined this belief again on X, formerly Twitter. In a video posted Thursday, Melania Trump says: “Individual freedom is a fundamental principle that I stand for. Undoubtedly, there is no room for compromise when it comes to this essential right that all women possess from birth: individual freedom.”
Donald Trump indirectly abolished abortion rights
The statements contradict the opinion of her husband Donald Trump, who, as the Republican presidential candidate, wants to leave the decision on abortion rights to the states. With her attitude, Melania Trump is more on the side of Trump’s competitor, Kamala Harris (59). She is also clearly “Pro Choice” and repeatedly emphasizes that Trump filled the Supreme Court in such a way that the nationwide right to abortion in the USA was abolished after 50 years. Since then, many states have extremely restricted abortions; in 14, they are almost completely banned.
