Former President Donald Trump says he will vote No on Amendment 4 in Florida – saying that the measure allows abortions up to birth and it’s too extreme.
“I think 6 weeks, you need more time than 6 weeks, I’ve disagreed with that, right from the early primaries, when I heard about it, I disagreed with it. At the same time, the Democrats are radical because the 9 months is just a ridiculous situation,” Trump said. “You can do an abortion in the 9th month. Some of the states like Minnesota and other states have it where you can actually execute the baby after birth, and all of that stuff is unacceptable, so I’ll be voting ‘no’ for that reason.”
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Previously Trump said he opposes Florida’s current heartbeat law, which protects babies from abortions starting when their heartbeat can be detected at 6 weeks.
“I think the six week is too short, there has to be more time,” Trump told NBC News yesterday. “I told them I want more weeks.”
“I’m going to be voting that we need more than six weeks,” he said.
Trump appeared to support Florida Amendment 4 supporting abortions up to birth with the comment, but his campaign later walked that back.
“President Trump has not yet said how he will vote on the ballot initiative in Florida, he simply reiterated that he believes six weeks is too short,” it said.
One pro-life leader told LifeNews that Trump personally told her he had not committed to voting for the amendment.
Susan B. Anthony Pro-Life America President Marjorie Dannenfelser told LifeNews, “I spoke with President Trump this evening. He has not committed to how he will vote on Amendment 4. President Trump has consistently opposed abortions after five months of pregnancy. Amendment 4 would allow abortion past this point. Voting for Amendment 4 completely undermines his position.
She added: “We strongly support Florida’s current heartbeat law. For anyone who believes in drawing a different line, they still must vote against Amendment 4, unless they don’t want a line at all. Amendment 4 would lock unlimited abortion into the state constitution, preventing the Florida legislature from enacting any changes.”
After the new statement, Dannenfelser thanked Trump.
“We thank President Donald Trump for announcing he will vote no on Amendment 4. President Trump is absolutely right, Amendment 4 is a radical measure that would force taxpayers to fund abortion, eliminate parental rights, take women’s health protections off the books and allow abortion throughout all of pregnancy – even in the seventh, eighth and ninth months.
“The Left’s all-trimester abortion amendment poses a major threat to unborn children, women and girls. We must all fight diligently from now until election day. The only way Amendment 4 passes is if voters are unaware of its impacts. We thank President Trump for shedding light on how extreme this measure is and call on all Republican leaders in Florida to follow the president’s example.”
