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Trump hardens position on abortion, rails against indictment

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Washington | Former US president Donald Trump hardened his position on abortion in a speech to evangelical Christian voters, saying there’s “a vital role for the federal government in protecting unborn life”.

His comments to the Faith and Freedom Coalition – on the first anniversary of the Dobbs decision that overturned a 50-year constitutional right to abortion – follow weeks in which Mr Trump has declined to say whether he would sign the 15-week federal ban sought by anti-abortion activists.

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