Republican vice presidential nominee Sen. JD Vance (R-OH) confirmed that if Donald Trump were re-elected as president, he would veto any federal abortion ban presented to him. “I think he would. He said that explicitly,” Vance stated during an interview on NBC News’ Meet the Press on Sunday.
Throughout the interview, Vance reiterated that both Trump and the Republican Party believe abortion is an issue that should be decided by individual states, rather than through federal legislation. “If California wants to have a different abortion policy from Ohio, then Ohio has to respect California, and California has to respect Ohio,” Vance explained.
He further emphasized that Trump’s stance is rooted in the belief that states, with their unique cultures and political views, are better suited to make these decisions. “Donald Trump’s view is that we want the individual states and their individual cultures and their unique political sensibilities to make these decisions because we don’t want to have a nonstop federal conflict over this issue,” Vance added.
JD Vance says that President Trump would veto any abortion ban that came across his desk.
This includes vetoing a proposed ban on late term abortion when the