Further separating himself from the Anti-Abortion groups and trying to blunt Democratic dominance of the Abortion issue…
Trump has pushed the Arizona Republicans to give up their support of their courts ruling and go back to a more reasonable ban like the 15 week one….
Vice President Harris is on the ground in the state already whipping up voters against the strict ban for state races and the fallout nationally that Trump does NOT need….
Trump’s trying to have things both ways by reminding people he picked the Supreme’s that got rid the national abortion Right with the Roe decesion canceling….
Former President Trump on Friday urged Arizona lawmakers to act “as fast as possible” to adjust the state’s abortion policy after a state Supreme Court ruling upheld an 1864 law and made performing the procedure a felony.
The comments marked the latest fallout of the decision, which has left Republicans scrambling to respond as Democrats relentlessly hammer Trump on the issue of abortion.
“The Supreme Court in Arizona went too far on their Abortion Ruling, enacting and approving an inappropriate Law from 1864,” Trump wrote on Truth Social. “So now the Governor and the Arizona Legislature must use HEART, COMMON SENSE, and ACT IMMEDIATELY, to remedy what has happened.”
“Remember, it is now up to the States and the Good Will of those that represent THE PEOPLE,” Trump added, saying there would “ideally” be exceptions for cases of rape, incest and instances where the life of the mother is at risk.
Trump’s plea came after Republicans in the Arizona Legislature earlier in the week blocked attempts from Democrats to undo the court-imposed ban on abortions.
The Arizona Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that the Civil War-era law passed before Arizona was even a state should be enforced. The court ruled to lift a stay on the law, meaning it goes into effect in 14 days.
However, the justices also sent the case back to a lower trial court to sort out questions about the law’s constitutionality….