While President Trump may not have been fully immersed in the delights of power during his first week in office, he has found himself drawn back to the treacherous waters of abortion politics. Amidst a whirlwind of policy measures, he has pardoned 23 anti-abortion protesters, overturned two orders by former President Biden that bolstered federal abortion protections, and reinstated a long-standing Republican policy that bars federal funding to organizations overseas that perform or promote abortions. These moves, though not as dramatic as his approach to immigration or D.E.I., still fall short of the expectations of his conservative, anti-abortion base. It appears that Trump’s strategy in this sensitive matter is to navigate a careful political calculus, despite his claims of a sweeping electoral mandate, avoiding more overt steps that the majority of Americans oppose. Yet, Democrats and supporters of abortion rights see a glimmer of hope in this cautious approach.
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