Trump considers federal abortion ban a vote-loser and is unlikely to support one
by Hugo Lowell and Lauren Gambino from on (#6AZHJ)
Allies say Trump believes states should rule on reproductive rights and that support for federal ban could cost him 2024 election
Donald Trump considers a federal abortion ban a losing proposal for Republicans as the party prepares to enter the first presidential election since the supreme court's decision to overturn Roe v Wade - and is unlikely to support such a policy, according to people close to him.
The former president has told allies in recent days that his gut feeling remains leaving the matter of reproductive rights to the states - following the court's reasoning in Dobbs v Jackson Women's Health Organization that ended 50 years of federal abortion protections.
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