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Swamp Notes: What’s the Republican party’s position on abortion?

Donald Trump championed the reversal of Roe vs Wade. He even called himself the “most pro-life president” in US history. But with voters outraged by abortion restrictions, Trump and other Republicans are staking out a new position on the issue. The FT’s global business columnist, Rana Foroohar, and Washington bureau chief, James Politi, join to explain why. Mentioned in this podcast:<a href="https://on.ft.com/3JgKwDL" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Arizona court bans almost all abortions in Trump-Biden swing state</a><a href="https://on.ft.com/4cVkxPV" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Donald Trump says abortion law should be left to states</a><a href="https://ep.ft.com/newsletters/56a64b704f693a0300dfab7e/subscribe" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Sign up for the FT’s Swamp Notes newsletter here</a><a href="https://telbee.io/channel/odbwoyhkdrectwu4ltlmyw/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Tell us what you’re thinking about the US election!  </a> Swamp Notes is produced by Ethan Plotkin, Sonja Hutson, Lauren Fedor and Marc Filippino. Topher Forhecz is the FT’s executive producer. The FT’s global head of audio is Cheryl Brumley. Special thanks to Pierre Nicholson.  CREDIT: Forbes Breaking News <a href="https://www.ft.com/content/f817bac9-b8bc-4e96-af00-f2ed6f59952d?" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Read a transcript of this episode on FT.com </a> Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="color:grey;" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

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