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Trump asked about abortion measures in Florida

PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Donald Trump is refusing to say how he voted for Florida’s abortion regulation and is uneasy about it.

After voting in Palm Beach, Florida, on Tuesday, the former president was asked twice a question voters in the state were considering. If approved, it would prevent state lawmakers from passing any legislation that would penalize, ban, delay or restrict abortions until fetal viability, which doctors say is after 21 weeks.

If denied, the state’s restrictive six-week abortion law will apply.

Trump declined to answer when first asked. He said instead of the problem he “did a great job bringing it back to the states.” This comes after the former president appealed to the U.S. Supreme Court in his landmark 2022 decision in Roe v. It was a reference to his appointment of three conservative justices who helped overturn the Wade decision.

When pressed a second time, Trump snapped at a reporter and said they “should stop talking about it.”

Trump had previously said he would support the measure, but later changed his mind and said he would vote against the resolution.

In August, Trump said he thought Florida’s ban was a mistake, saying on Fox News Channel: “I think six weeks, you need more time.” But then he said, “Democrats are also radicals,” repeating false claims he often makes about late-term abortions.

Voters in Florida and eight other states are deciding whether state constitutions should guarantee abortion rights, considering ballot measures expected to boost turnout in a number of key races.

Adoption of certain amendments in Arizona, Missouri, Nebraska, and South Dakota would likely lead to the removal of bans or restrictions that, to varying degrees, impede access to abortion for the more than 7 million women of childbearing age living in those states.