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Headline Roundup May 19th, 2019

Trump Breaks Silence on Abortion Law

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President Trump has given more details to his "strongly pro-life" views amid the controversy over new laws that have been passed in states. Trump said he was against abortion except in cases of incest, rape, or a serious health risk to the mother.

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Trump breaks silence amid Alabama abortion ban row
Trump breaks silence amid Alabama abortion ban row

BBC News

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US President Donald Trump has outlined his "strongly pro-life" views on abortion amid controversy over strict new laws passed in several states.
Mr Trump said he was against abortion except in cases of rape, incest or a "serious health risk" to the mother.
His stance on what is a divisive election issue in the US emerged days after Alabama passed a law banning abortion in almost all cases.
A pro-choice rally is planned later on Sunday in protest at the new measures.

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Trump signals Alabama abortion law goes too far but stresses he’s ‘strongly pro-life’
Trump signals Alabama abortion law goes too far but stresses he’s ‘strongly pro-life’

Washington Post

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President Trump is carefully distancing himself from a new Alabama law that bans abortion in almost all circumstances, even in cases of rape and incest, stressing his “strongly pro-life” credentials while aligning himself with other Republicans who also contend the statute goes too far.
In a late-night Twitter thread Saturday, Trump avoided any direct references to the law in Alabama or in other Republican-led states that have rushed to enact strict new rules against abortion designed to invite court challenges and eventually make their way to the Supreme Court.
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Trump wants exceptions in abortion laws
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President Trump said he favors abortion laws that include exceptions for rape and incest, marking a break with Alabama Republicans, who recently enacted the strictest abortion ban in the nation.
“As most people know, and for those who would like to know, I am strongly Pro-Life, with the three exceptions - Rape, Incest and protecting the Life of the mother,” Trump tweeted late Saturday.
Trump said Republicans must stick together to win elections in 2020 and further the anti-abortion agenda.

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