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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
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Edward Helmore, Lauren Gambino and Jessica Glenza

Donald Trump says each US state should determine different abortion laws

Abortion rights supporters and opponents protest
Abortion rights supporters and opponents protest in Washington DC on 20 January 2024. Photograph: Anna Rose Layden/Getty Images

Donald Trump on Monday announced his belief that individual US states should decide the legality of abortion, declining to endorse a national ban on the procedure.

The former president’s stated position dashed hopes of anti-abortion groups, who want a federal ban, and drew the ire of Democrats, who blame Trump for outright bans and severe restrictions already in place across the south and midwest.

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