In supporting a 16-week ban with exceptions, Donald Trump appears to be trying to satisfy social conservatives who want to further restrict abortion access and voters who want more modest limits.
More than three dozen House Republicans who supported a federal abortion ban in the last Congress have yet tonot signed on this year, reflecting a shifting political calculus after the overturning of Roe v. Wade.
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit affirmed a ruling that sided with the state on whether emergency rooms are required to perform emergency abortions.