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President Donald Trump said he was "strongly pro-life" in several tweets late Saturday night, while at the same time appearing to challenge the key provisions of the recent strict abortion laws in the states controlled by the United States. Republicans.

"As most people know, and for those who would like to know it, I am strongly in favor of life, with the exception of rape, incest and the protection of the life of the mother – the same position adopted by Ronald Reagan, "said Trump at the following address: Twitter.

Trump's comments come a few days after Alabama enacted an almost total ban on abortion, putting in place the country's most restrictive procedural law. Unlike other laws restricting abortion, the Alabama law provides no exception in case of rape or incest.

Republican governors in Georgia and Missouri have also signed their own restrictive measures to limit abortions over the past week.

This is the first time that Trump publicly comments on the recent wave of abortion laws after making the issue of late abortions a key part of his State of the Union address. , a month ago. In his speech to both houses of Congress, the president criticized efforts in Virginia and New York that would allow women to end an unsustainable pregnancy after 24 weeks.

Although not specifically commenting on Alabama's law, Trump seems to oppose the lack of exceptions that have led some conservatives, like televangelist Pat Robertson, to criticize the measure as "going too far". away. "

After noting all the judges he's named since taking office and advancing the Pro-Life movement, Trump has called on Republicans to unite around this issue while Democratic primary candidates denounced the new laws and turned restrictive measures into a campaign problem.

"If we are stupid and do not remain united as one, all of our hard earned gains for life can and will go away quickly," Trump said in a tweet.

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