Former first lady Melania Trump went public Thursday with her support for abortion rights, releasing a video a day after her views were revealed in a leaked excerpt from her upcoming book.
“Individual freedom is a fundamental principle that I safeguard,” Melania, 54, said in a 30-second clip posted on her social media accounts Thursday promoting her soon-to-be-published book.
“Without a doubt there is no room for compromise when it comes to this essential right that all women possess from birth. Individual freedom,” she continued.
“What does ‘My body, my choice’ really mean?”
The wife of Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump released the black-and-white video a day after an excerpt from her memoir “Melania” — which is due out next Tuesday — revealed she backs a woman’s right to choose.
“It is imperative to guarantee that women have autonomy in deciding their preference of having children, based on their own convictions, free from any intervention or pressure from the government,” she wrote in her memoir, according to The Guardian.
“Many women opt for abortions due to personal medical concerns.”
“These situations with significant moral implications weigh heavily on the woman and her family and deserve our empathy. Consider, for example, the complexity inherent in the decision of whether the mother should risk her own life to give birth,” she wrote.
