A prominent pro-life group on Monday admonished former President Donald Trump for saying the abortion issue should be decided by each state and not by a national ban.
Trump, via a video posted Monday on Truth Social, said he still believes abortion laws should be determined by state laws.
Susan B. Anthony Pro-Life America's president was quick to accuse Trump of ceding debate on the issue to Democrats.
"We are deeply disappointed in President Trump's position," Marjorie Dannenfelser said in a statement. "Unborn children and their mothers deserve national protections and national advocacy from the brutality of the abortion industry. The Dobbs decision clearly allows both states and Congress to act.
"Saying the issue is 'back to the states' cedes the national debate to the Democrats who are working relentlessly to enact legislation mandating abortion throughout all nine months of pregnancy. If successful, they will wipe out states' rights."
Despite criticizing Trump's comments, Dannenfelser added that SBA Pro-Life America "and the pro-life grassroots will work tirelessly to defeat President [Joe] Biden and extreme congressional Democrats" because "lives [are] on the line."
In discussing abortion during his video, Trump said he supported exceptions for rape, incest, and to protect the life of the mother.
Trump nominated three Supreme Court justices who joined other conservative on the bench in June 2022 to overturn Roe v. Wade, which had legalized abortion nationwide.
In Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization, the justices voted 6-3 decision to uphold a Mississippi law that bans abortion after 15 weeks of pregnancy, confirm that the Constitution does not enshrine a right to an abortion, and say that the issue correctly belongs with the states.
"My view is now that we have abortion where everybody wanted it from a legal standpoint, the states will determine by vote or legislation or perhaps both," Trump said in his video. "And whatever they decide must be the law of the land. In this case, the law of the state."
Susan B. Anthony Pro-Life America is a network of more than 1 million pro-life Americans nationwide, dedicated to ending abortion by electing national leaders and advocating for laws that save lives, with a special calling to promote pro-life women leaders.
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