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Donald Trump Says He ‘Will Not Block’ Abortion Pill Access

Anti-abortion activists weren’t thrilled with the former president’s comments on abortion at the debate. “He is acting as a politician and not a person with pro-life convictions,” one told NOTUS.

A patient prepares to take the first of two combination pills, mifepristone, for a medication abortion during a visit to a clinic.
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Donald Trump pledged Thursday to “not block” access to abortion pills — once again disappointing anti-abortion advocates who are growing frustrated by the former president and other national Republicans backing off the issue.

“The Supreme Court just approved the abortion pill, and I agree with their decision to have done that,” Trump said during the first presidential debate after he was asked whether he would restrict medication abortion. “I will not block it.”

Trump has consistently attempted to distance himself from abortion restrictions, even as he continuously takes credit for the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade.