Abortion rights opponents and supporters seize on report that Trump privately pushes 16-week ban

NEW YORK (AP) — A major anti-abortion group is praising a published report that Donald Trump has privately told people he supports a national ban on abortion after 16 weeks of pregnancy, though his campaign denied the report and said the former president plans to “negotiate a deal” on abortion if elected to the White House again.

Trump, the frontrunner to be the 2024 Republican nominee, has repeatedly refused to back any specific limits on abortion as he campaigns, though he has called himself “the most pro-life president in American history.” He also frequently takes credit for appointing three U.S. Supreme Court justices who helped overturn Roe vs. Wade, the landmark 1973 decision that established a constitutional right to abortion.

Susan B. Anthony Pro-Life America, which backs a national ban on abortions at 15 weeks of pregnancy and has said anything less restrictive “makes no sense,” praised Trump after a New York Times report on Friday that he has privately been telling people he likes the idea of a federal ban on abortion after 16-weeks, with some exceptions.

“President Trump is leading on finding consensus, and this is where the nation is,” aid SBA Pro-Life America President Marjorie Dannenfelser.

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