Donald Trump declines to endorse US-wide abortion ban [Video]

Former US president Donald Trump has said abortion limits should be left to individual states to decide – rather than a nationwide ban – in a video he released on Monday.

He has declined to endorse a national ban following months of mixed messaging which has come as a blow to many anti-abortion groups.

Trump, who is leading President Joe Biden in several nationwide polls for the US presidential election, has been falling under mounting pressure to deliver his standpoint on abortion.

The issue of abortion remains one of the most contentious in American politics as the country’s November elections are fast-approaching.

In a video posted on his Truth Social network,Trump said: “Many people have asked me what my position is on abortion and abortion rights. My view is now that we have abortion where everybody wanted it from a legal standpoint, the states will determine by vote or legislation or …