Former First Lady Melania Trump Breaks from Donald Trump's Stance, Expresses Support for Abortion Rights

October 4 :
In a counterintuitive move toward her husband, who has claimed credit for the Supreme Court's decision that abolished the constitutional right to abortion, former US First Lady Melania Trump has spoken out in favor of abortion rights, according to CBS News, as she prepares to write her memoir.

"Individual freedom is a fundamental principle that I safeguard," Melania stated in a video that went viral on Thursday.

"Melania," Melania Trump's memoir, will be launched in the US on Tuesday.

"Without a doubt, There is no room for compromise when it comes to this essential right that all women possess from individual freedom -- What does my body, my choice, really mean?" in her writing on X.

The former president's shifting views while running for president infuriated those who wanted a nationwide ban.

This year, November 5, the US presidential elections are set to take place.

According to CBS News, 22 states were able to pass laws restricting access to abortion when Trump appointed three justices to the Supreme Court, which led to the 2022 overturning of Roe v. Wade.

Trump argues that the definition of abortion should be left to the states as that is "where everybody wanted it from a legal standpoint."

This issue has exposed Republicans politically. The vast majority of Americans, according to surveys, are in favor of making abortion legal under all or almost all circumstances.

Democrats and advocates for women's rights were outraged in 2022 when the conservative-dominated Supreme Court reversed a landmark decision that legalized abortion.

The repeal of the federal guarantee of abortion rights has led to a number of Republican-controlled states imposing severe restrictions on abortion availability, including outright bans. Over the past two years, Democrats have criticized Republicans on the basis of reproductive freedom and abortion rights.