JD Vance says Donald Trump would veto federal abortion ban
Republican vice presidential-hopeful Sen. JD Vance spent his weekend reassuring voters that Donald Trump has no intentions of supporting a nationwide ban on abortion and would veto a federal abortion ban.
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Former President Donald Trump criticized Florida’s ban on abortions after six weeks of pregnancy during an interview Thursday and implied he supports a ballot amendment that would overturn it, a remarkable move for a GOP presidential candidate that could anger anti-abortion advocates.
“I think the six week is too short, it has to be more time,” Trump told NBC News during a campaign stop in Michigan.
But abortion wasn’t the only reproductive rights debate Trump weighed in on Thursday. He also told multiple outlets that, if reelected, his second administration would ensure that people seeking in vitro fertilization will have costs covered.
“We are going to be, under the Trump administration, we are going to be paying for that treatment,” Trump told NBC, before adding, “We’re going to be mandating that the insurance company pay.” He did not immediately provide additional details on how a plan could be implemented.
Debates over IVF entered the national spotlight after the Alabama Supreme Court earlier this year ruled the embryos created during IVF are legally protected like children. Alabama lawmakers almost immediately passes a bill clearing pathways for the procedure.
Cost can be a major deterrent for hopeful parents trying multiple IVF rounds. The estimated average cost per IVF cycle is about $12,000, according to the American Society for Reproductive Medicine
Trump has long said he’s in favor of IVF services. When pressed on how he would vote on a proposed amendment to Florida’s constitution protecting abortion rights, Trump said “I am gonna be voting that we need more than six weeks.”
Florida laws bans abortions when a fetal heartbeat can be detected, which is roughly around six weeks of pregnancy. It was pushed by Reepublican Gov. Ron DeSantis and supported by GOP leaders across the state where Trump calls him and casts his ballot.
Abortion rights advocates are seeking to overturn it with a ballot measure that would enshrine abortion protections in the state constitution. The measure reads: “No law shall prohibit, penalize, delay, or restrict abortion before viability or when necessary to protect the patient’s health, as determined by the patient’s healthcare provider.”
Allowing abortions up to the point of fetal viability outside the womb would return Florida to the standard that was in place under the U.S. Supreme Court’s Roe v. Wade decision, which was overturned by a court packed with more conservative justices appointed by Trump.
The fall of Roe has galvanized the abortion rights movement and turned the issue into a major factor in the 2024 election cycle. Under pressure, Trump has rejected the idea of a national abortion ban. His running mate, Ohio U.S. Sen. J.D. Vance, said recently that Trump would veto a ban if it came to his desk.
Yet voting in favor of an abortion rights measure that overturns an existing ban and limits new restrictions in Florida going forward would be a major break with the anti-abortion movement, which strongly supported DeSantis’ push to outlaw the procedure after six weeks.
Contributing: Hannah Yasharoff
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