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Former President Donald Trump says nan Arizona Republican Party's caller pro-life authorities went "too far" aft antecedently stating abortion issues should beryllium near to nan states.
Trump said to reporters aft landing successful Georgia connected Wednesday and was asked for his guidance to nan Arizona Supreme Court's ruling outlawing each non-lifesaving abortions.
Asked Wednesday whether nan authorities judges went "too far" successful their ruling, Trump responded, "Yeah, they did."
ARIZONA SUPREME COURT UPHOLDS NEAR-TOTAL ABORTION BAN
Republican statesmanlike campaigner and erstwhile U.S. President Donald Trump speaks arsenic he arrives astatine Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport successful Atlanta, Georgia, U.S. April 10, 2024. (REUTERS/Alyssa Pointer)
"And that will beryllium straightened out," Trump continued. "And arsenic you know, it’s each astir states’ rights. That will beryllium straightened out. And I’m judge that nan politician and everybody other are going to bring it backmost into reason. And that will beryllium taken attraction of, I think, very quickly."
The Arizona Supreme Court issued a ruling connected Tuesday reverting nan authorities backmost to a 160-year-old, pre-statehood rule that outlaws abortions successful astir each circumstances isolated from erstwhile nan mother's life is astatine risk.
The rule makes it a felony for anyone who "provides, supplies aliases administers to a pregnant woman, aliases procures specified female to return immoderate medicine, narcotics aliases substance, aliases uses aliases employs immoderate instrumentality aliases different intends whatever, pinch intent thereby to procure nan miscarriage of specified woman, unless it is basal to prevention her life," perchance carrying a situation condemnation betwixt 2 and 5 years.
ARIZONA GOVERNOR RIPS GOP HYPOCRISY AFTER STATE SUPREME COURT UPHOLDS ABORTION BAN
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The law, which was codified successful 1913 aft Arizona became a state, includes an objection successful cases that endanger nan mother.
Trump's abrupt disapproval of nan pro-life authorities shocked galore conservatives aft nan statesmanlike campaigner conscionable this week endorsed abortion issues being handled astatine nan authorities level.
"The states will find by vote, aliases legislation, aliases possibly both, and immoderate they determine must beryllium nan rule of nan onshore – successful this case, nan rule of nan state," Trump said Monday.
TRUMP SAYS ABORTION SHOULD BE DECIDED BY THE STATES, 'WILL OF THE PEOPLE'
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He added, "Many states will beryllium different. Many states will person a different number of weeks…at nan extremity of nan time it is each astir nan will of nan people."
The Biden camp mocked Trump's evident U-turn connected nan abortion issue, accusing nan presumptive Republican nominee of failing to ain his argumentation platform.
"Donald Trump owns nan suffering and chaos happening correct now, including successful Arizona, because he proudly overturned Roe – thing he called ‘an unthinkable thing’ and ’pretty amazing’ conscionable today. Trump lies perpetually – astir everything – but has 1 way record: banning abortion each chance he gets," said Biden-Harris 2024 Communications Director Michael Tyler.
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Tyler continued, "The feline who wants to beryllium a dictator connected time 1 will usage each instrumentality astatine his disposal to prohibition abortion nationwide, pinch aliases without Congress, and moving distant from reporters to his backstage pitchy for illustration a coward doesn’t alteration that reality."
Trump was asked by reporters connected nan aforesaid travel whether he believes aesculapian professionals that execute abortions should beryllium punished.
"I'll fto that beryllium to nan states. You know, everything we're doing now is states and states' rights," Trump replied.
He added, "And what we wanted to do is get it backmost to nan states, because for 53 years it's been a conflict and now nan states are handling it and immoderate person handled it very good and nan others will extremity up handling it very well. And those are nan things that states are going to make a determination about."
Fox News Digital's Jamie Joseph contributed to this report.
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