Melania Trump’s memoir advocates abortion rights in contradiction to Donald Trump’s abortion policies

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Former First Lady Melania Trump strongly defends abortion rights in her upcoming memoir, Melania, according to an excerpt published by The Guardian. This highlights an ideological difference between her and her husband, former President Donald Trump, who has largely opposed abortion. Abortion platform.

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Important background

Donald Trump, who made conservative appointments to the Supreme Court that led to the overturn of Roe v. Wade in 2022, has supported states to set their own abortion policies. According to the New York Times, since Roe v. Wade 20 states banned or restricted abortions earlier in the stages of pregnancy than in the Roe v. However, the former president declined to support a nationwide abortion ban after remaining reticent on the issue, saying in a Truth Social post this week that he “would not support a federal abortion ban under any circumstances.” Melania Trump’s stance on abortion was largely unclear before her memoir. The memoir will delve into details about the former first lady’s personal life, which she said in a video last month was “often subject to public scrutiny and misrepresentation.” The book will also cover the assassination attempt on Donald Trump and his defeat in the 2020 election.

Further reading

Will Melania Trump attend the presidential debate after skipping the first? Here is a timeline of her public appearances (Forbes)

Trump says he would veto national abortion ban – after previously dodging the question (Forbes)