Trump Suggests New Alabama Abortion Restrictions Go Too Far
- First comment by president on hot-button state legislation
- Trump says Republicans have made gains, must not be ‘foolish’
Activists holds a sign as Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) addresses an event at the Georgia State Capitol to speak out against the recently passed "heartbeat" bill in Atlanta, Georgia on May 16.
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President Donald Trump waded into the issue of women’s reproductive rights, suggesting a measure banning almost all abortions in Alabama went too far.
In a series of tweets late Saturday, the president declared himself “strongly Pro-Life, with the three exceptions - Rape, Incest and protecting the Life of the mother.”