Trump says he’s ‘looking at’ restricting access to contraception

Donald Trump has said he is “looking at” policy that may restrict access to contraception in some states, and promised a “very comprehensive policy” on the issue shortly.

The former president was asked during an interview in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, if he was in favour of restrictions on an individual’s right to contraception. He did not rule out the possibility.

«We’re looking at that, and I’m going to have a policy on that very shortly and I think it’s something that you’ll find interesting,” Mr Trump said, adding that the “very comprehensive policy” would be released “within a week or so”.

“You will find it, I think, very smart. It’s a very smart decision,” he said.

However, shortly after reporting of his remarks circulated in the media, Mr Trump furiously back-peddled, posting a typically capitalised message to his social media platform Truth Social, denying the claims – which he described as a “Democrat fabricated lie”.

“I HAVE NEVER, AND WILL NEVER ADVOCATE IMPOSING RESTRICTIONS ON BIRTH CONTROL, or other contraceptives,” he wrote.

“This is a Democrat fabricated lie, MISINFORMATION/DISINFORMATION, because they have nothing else to run on except FAILURE, POVERTY, AND DEATH. I DO NOT SUPPORT A BAN ON BIRTH CONTROL, AND NEITHER WILL THE REPUBLICAN PARTY!”

In Tuesday’s interview with Pittsburgh’s KDKA, Mr Trump said he would leave the issue of access to contraception up to individual states. „Things really do have a lot to do with the states and some states are going to have different policies than others,” he said.

Those remarks echo ones made previously by the former president on hot-button topics including abortion.

In an interview with Time last month, Mr Trump said that, if he wins the 2024 election, he would