Melania Trump releases video on abortion rights

Melania Trump releases video on abortion rights


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The former first lady has largely stayed out of her husband’s election campaign – but now she is speaking out on a particularly sensitive topic.

A few weeks before the US presidential election, Melania Trump spoke out on the controversial issue of abortion. “There is no room for compromise when it comes to this essential right that all women have from birth: individual freedom,” says the wife of Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump in a video published on the X platform. Individual freedom is a fundamental principle that she stands for “without any doubt”.

The video, which is only 28 seconds long, ends with a question: “What does “my body, my decision” really mean?” She is referring to the English slogan “My body, my choice,” which abortion supporters use as a central argument in the debate.

The topic probably also appears in memoirs

The British “Guardian” had previously reported on an excerpt from the former First Lady’s as yet unpublished memoirs. In it, Melania Trump describes herself as a passionate supporter of a woman’s right to control her own body – including the right to abortion. According to the Guardian, she writes in her book that it is “important to ensure that women can make their decision to have a child based on their own convictions and free from any interference or pressure from the government.”

The dispute over abortion rights is one of the central issues in the US election campaign. The Democrats led by candidate Kamala Harris repeatedly warn that the rights of women in the USA are in great danger. A good two years ago, the Supreme Court overturned the nationwide right to abortion. Ex-President Trump had shifted the majority on the court significantly to the right through several replacements, thereby making this decision possible. Now the states can decide on abortion rights – in many of them abortions are now largely banned.

Counterbalance to Donald Trump?

However, Trump has now distanced himself somewhat from a strict anti-abortion line. He often expresses himself ambivalently and repeatedly avoids a clear positioning. Polls show that most Americans support limited abortion rights. The positioning of his wife – who almost never appears in the election campaign – could also be aimed at giving him a more moderate tone in the debate.

Source: German