Trump on Abortion: Would ‘Look at’ Signing 15-Week Ban

Former President Donald Trump on Thursday said he would “look at” signing a 15-week abortion ban if elected in 2024.

“We’re looking at a lot of different options. We got it back to the States. We did the Roe v. Wade thing, which they’ve been trying to get it done for 50 years. I got it done. I appointed incredible justices and judges all over 300 federal judges and three justices and I was able to do things that nobody else was able to and we’ll get something done where everyone is going to be very satisfied,” Trump said when asked by a reporter whether he would consider signing a 15-week abortion ban proposed by Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., if it passed Congress.

“I believe that on the national level and I think we’ll get it done on some level. It could be on different levels, but we’re going to get it done. I know the issue very well. I think I know the issue better than most and we will get that taken care of,” he added.

Ten months after the U.S. Supreme Court struck down Roe and a nationwide right to abortion, states are pushing in opposite directions on the issue.

This week, one state adopted a ban, two states tried to but didn’t get support from enough lawmakers and three states advanced measures to protect abortion access. These are the latest developments among a slew of legislative and court actions on abortion.

At least 19 states have adopted laws or executive orders since last year protecting access to abortion, largely through measures aimed at protecting out-of-state patients, medical providers and other helpers from investigations by states where abortion is banned.

In a growing number of states, those laws apply both to those who seek abortion and gender-affirming care such as puberty blockers and hormone treatment for transgender people.