Vice President Kamala Harris said speech At the 2024 Democratic National Convention (DNC), former President Donald Trump and his allies announced their intention to ban medication abortions, restrict access to birth control, and implement a nationwide abortion ban.
Verdict: Misleading
While the claims about Trump are inaccurate, it is true that some of his allies support these goals.
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While in Virginia, Trump suggested he might skip a debate hosted by ABC News, accusing the network of being hostile to Republicans, referencing a show featuring Sen. Tom Cotton. NBC News.
Harris argued at the Democratic National Convention that President Trump and his allies want to limit access to contraception, ban medication abortions and enact a nationwide anti-abortion law.
“As part of (Trump's) agenda, he and his allies will restrict access to birth control, ban medication abortions and enact nationwide anti-abortion laws, with or without the approval of Congress,” Harris said at about 24:11 in the CBC News video.
But this claim is misleading: Trump refused to support a nationwide abortion ban last April, saying abortion restrictions should be decided by states. AP NewsVice Presidential candidate J.D. Vance acknowledged that President Trump would veto a national abortion ban if introduced. PBS.
Trump Posted on May 21st The truth of society He said he would “never advocate placing restrictions on birth control or other contraceptive methods.” postThe article, published on August 23, reads:My administration will be great for women and their reproductive rights.” Trump CBS News On August 19, President Trump announced that he would not restrict the sale of abortion pills through the mail.
But some of Trump's “allies” support these goals: At least 140 people who worked in the Trump administration are involved in Project 2025, including six former cabinet members. CNN. (Related article: Did Kamala Harris withdraw from the September 4 debate?)
A Project 2025 spokesperson said: page The group has set up a website to address the allegations. It says it has no plans to ban or restrict contraception. But Project 2025 advocates for repealing Affordable Care Act coverage for certain contraceptives, which the liberal think tank says could deny 48 million women access to guaranteed free emergency contraception. Center for American Progress.
Project 2025's website also states that it does not support a total ban on abortion without exceptions.
“Project 2025's mission to leadership calls for government compliance with laws banning federal funding of abortion,” the letter reads. “We also call for federal support for alternatives to abortion, including adoption.”
Regarding medication abortion, Project 2025 plans to ban the drug mifepristone, which is used in many abortions, and take legal action against anyone who sends abortion pills through the mail, the group said. Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights.
Check Your Fact previously reported that Project 2025 “argues that the government should enforce the Comstock Act, which states:[e]”any article, device, substance, drug, medicine or thing advertised or described for use or application by another person for the purpose of causing an abortion.”
“It is a lie that Project 2025 advocates for the banning of all chemical abortions through the Comstock Act or other regulations,” a Project 2025 spokesperson told Check Your Facts in an email. “That's not how the law works.”
Check Your Fact has reached out to spokespeople for Harris and Trump for comment.
