Trump privately backs 16-week abortion ban with exceptions, report says

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Ex-president favors ban with exceptions for rape, incest and to save mother’s life, NYT says, but won’t discuss until after primary

Donald Trump likes the idea of a national ban on abortion past 16 weeks of pregnancy with exceptions for rape, incest, and to save the life of the mother, the New York Times reported Friday morning.

Trump has veered away from taking a firm stance on abortion during his presidential campaign. He has taken credit for the US supreme court’s 2022 overturning of Roe v Wade, since he appointed three of the justices who took part in that decision, but he has also suggested that Republicans who take extreme stances on abortion lose elections.

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