‘Let states decide’: How Donald Trump’s position on abortion has changed

In a video on Monday, Trump said he was 'proudly the person responsible for the ending' the constitutional right to an abortion, referring to the overturn of Roe v Wade [File: Manuel Balce Ceneta/AP]

After months of speculation about his position amid pressure from both Republicans and Democrats, former United States President Donald Trump said on Monday that he believes abortion limits should be left to individual states to decide, declining to endorse a national ban.

In a video posted on his social media platform, Truth Social, Trump said: “My view is now that we have abortion where everybody wanted it from a legal standpoint, the states will determine by vote or legislation or perhaps both. And whatever they decide must be the law of the land – in this case, the law of the state.”