Former President Donald Trump indicated in an interview that he is open to some restrictions on contraception, and said he will soon release a policy on the issue.
In an interview that aired Tuesday with political analyst Jon Delano on KDKA-TV in Pittsburgh, Trump was asked whether he supports any restrictions on a person’s right to contraception.
“We’re looking at that, and I’m going to have policy on that very soon, and I think it’s something you’ll find interesting,” Trump said. “I think it’s a smart decision. We’ll release it very soon.”
Asked if that means he might support certain restrictions, Trump said: “You know, things really have a lot to do with the states as well, and some states will have different policies than others.”
Later Tuesday, Trump said in all caps on his Truth Social website that he “will never, ever advocate imposing restrictions on contraception.” He added, also in all caps: “I do not support a ban on contraception, and neither do I support the Republican party.”
Biden and Harris’ presidential campaign posted excerpts from the TV interview on Xand spokesperson Sarafina Chitika said in a statement: “Women across the country are already suffering from Donald Trump’s post-crisis crisis.Roo nightmare, and if he wins a second term, it’s clear he wants to go even further by restricting access to birth control and emergency contraceptives.”
She added: “It is not enough for Trump that women’s lives are endangered, doctors are threatened with prison and extreme bans are issued with no exceptions for rape or incest. He wants to take away our freedom to access birth. also control.”
A Trump campaign official, reached for comment on Tuesday, said Trump said in the same interview that he would “make his announcement on mifepristone in the near future,” referring to one of two drugs used for medication abortions that it fate is in your hands. of the Supreme Court. He also claimed that “President Trump has never advocated restrictions on contraceptives.”
Although Trump himself does not appear to have advocated restrictions on contraception, his administration has placed some restrictions on access to contraception. For example, the Trump administration issued a regulation to expand the types of employers who can eliminate birth control coverage based on religious or moral objections. The Supreme Court ruled in 2020 that the arrangement could continue to exist.
In the interview Tuesday, Trump also applauded the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn the landmark 1973 Roe v. Wade decision, which became reality after he appointed three conservative justices to the court.
This article was originally published on NBCNews.com
