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Trump has said abortion is a state issue. His judicial picks could shape it nationally for decades
Nearly half of Trump's 17 judicial nominees in his second term have defended abortion restrictions or worked with anti-abortion groups, embedding opposition into federal courts, AP found.
- As President Donald Trump pushes federal judicial nominees, roughly half have revealed anti-abortion views or defended abortion restrictions.
- Trump's court nominees have lifetime appointments and can roll back abortion access long after he leaves office, according to a Stanford law professor.
- A White House spokesman said Trump's nominees align with overturning Roe v. Wade and allowing states to decide on abortion.
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Anti-Aging, Acupuncture and Health NewsTrump's Judicial Picks Could Shape National Abortion Policy for Decades
(MedPage Today) -- One called abortion a "barbaric practice." Another referred to himself as a "zealot" for the anti-abortion movement. Several have played prominent roles in defending their state's abortion restrictions in court and in cases that...
·New York, United States
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Trump officially leaves the issue of abortion to the federal states. However, many of his federal judges are clearly anti-abortionist positions. Trump's wife, meanwhile, is clearly in favour of the right to abortion.
·Berlin, Germany
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