Donald Trump’s advisor has said that he will allow the states to go after abortion-seekers
Jason Miller, senior advisor to former President Donald Trump, said that if Trump wins again, “It’s ‘going to be up to the states’ whether or not they set up regimes to monitor women’s pregnancies so they can prosecute them for getting out-of-state abortions.”
In other words, Trump will support Republican attorneys general and other law enforcement officials hunting down people who cross state lines to receive abortions for any reason.
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An interviewer with the conservative news outlet Newsmax asked Miller if this is something Trump would support, saying “[Trump] wouldn’t support monitoring pregnancies even if a state decided to do that?”
An Interviewer from the conservative news outlet Newsmax questioned Miller about this. Miller replied, “
would not support monitoring pregnancies, even if a government decided to do so?”
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Miller replied, “Well, he’s made it very clear that he’s not gonna go and weigh in and try to push various states in how they want to go and set up their particular rules and restrictions. That’s gonna be up to the states.”
Jason Miller says it’s “going to be up to the states” whether or not they set up regimes to monitor women’s pregnancies so they can prosecute them for getting out of state abortions.
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— Matthew Yglesias (@mattyglesias) September 26, 2024
This type of policy could have implications that go beyond abortion rights. It can also affect gender affirming care. Such investigations could also threaten privacy relating to HIV care, including medication like PrEP. Such investigations also potentially threaten privacy relating to HIV care, possibly including medication like PrEP.
Talking Points Memo founder John Marshall said of this statement on X, “Trump kingpin Jason Miller gives the thumbs up to states that want to set up full menstrual surveillance departments.”
He continued, “JD Vance is a major Menstrual Surveillance proponent. The Trump camp, however, has done a good job of avoiding this issue. Miller’s explicit approval changes all that. Walz shld
definitely bring this up at his debate with Johnny Donuts and Harris campaign shld
pounce generally.”[sic]Trump kingpin Jason Miller gives the thumbs up to states that want to set up full menstrual surveillance departments https://t.co/cQaiWpbf9l[sic]– Josh Marshall (@joshtpm) September 26, 2024
[sic]JDVance is one of the most vocal supporters of Menstrual Surveillance. The Trump camp, however, has done a good job of avoiding this issue. Miller’s explicit approval changes all that. Walz shld definitely bring this up at his debate with Johnny Donuts and Harris campaign shld pounce… https://t.co/cQaiWpaHjN
— Josh Marshall (@joshtpm) September 27, 2024
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