In her autobiography, Melania Trump echoes Democrat talking points about abortion being all about “autonomy.”

From Live Action. Former first lady Melania Trump has a new autobiography, simply titled “Melania,” due to be released later this year. Yet it’s already making headlines, as a copy acquired by the Guardian revealed that Melania is a “passionate” supporter of abortion.

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In their article, the Guardian announced that Mrs. Trump had written about how she believes the killing of preborn human beings should remain legal and is vital for women to be able to access — a departure from the position her husband, President Donald Trump, has previously claimed to hold. She wrote (emphases added):

“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.

Why should anyone other than the woman herself have the power to determine what she does with her own body? A woman’s fundamental right of individual liberty, to her own life, grants her the authority to terminate her pregnancy if she wishes.

Restricting a woman’s right to choose whether to terminate an unwanted pregnancy is the same as denying her control over her own body. I have carried this belief with me throughout my entire adult life.

She further doubled down on this take with a video published to X promoting the new book. …

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— MELANIA TRUMP (@MELANIATRUMP) October 3, 2024

While this belief that a woman’s so-called “bodily autonomy” trumps all else is certainly common, unfortunately, it is also extremely wrong, and falls apart under closer examination — and especially in light of the evidence of what abortion is and what it does.

Here are some things we hope Mrs. Trump and others who agree with her will consider:

1. Bodily autonomy is not unlimited, and doesn’t permit us to harm the innocent.

Mrs. Trump repeatedly talked about a woman’s “right to control her own body.” But there are a couple of problems with this.

First, all laws tell us what we can or cannot do with our bodies — including some that only involve matters of personal safety, like seat belt laws, for instance. But many laws exist to deter people from doing violence to other innocent human beings. Abortion is a violent act that intentionally kills another human being; therefore, the “bodily autonomy” argument in this case fails to consider the intentional destruction of the life of another innocent human being. …

Aside from the fact that laws already tell us what we can and cannot do with our bodies, a preborn baby is not simply part of her mother’s body. A preborn child is a distinct, individual, living and growing human being who is temporarily residing within the woman’s uterus — and in the vast majority of cases, that child is there as a result of a voluntary act by her parents. …

2. Those who support abortion should educate themselves on what it truly is.

Live Action has released two sets of videos describing what happens during an abortion; the first featured former abortionist Anthony Levatino, who estimates he committed nearly 1,200 abortions before becoming pro-life. The second series is narrated by other abortionists who became pro-life: Drs. Kathi Aultman, Beverly McMillan, Noreen Johnson, and Patti Giebink. The videos use animation to describe what happens during four different procedures: first-trimester suction abortion (also known as vacuum aspiration or dilation and curettage/D&C), second-trimester dilation and evacuation (D&E), induction abortion, and the abortion pill method.

These videos are known to change viewers’ minds. In screenings shown to focus groups of over 3,000 self-identified pro-choice viewers, 51% said they viewed abortion more negatively after watching a “What is Abortion?” video. …

3. Many women have believed the lie that they must kill their babies to survive.

It’s worth noting that Melania Trump previously worked as a model, and the entertainment industry is well-known for its support of abortion. There is a disturbing history of female entertainers, musicians, actresses, and models feeling pressured or coerced to abort their children for the sake of their careers — and this might help to explain the virtual lockstep of celebrity support for abortion. Women in entertainment have come to view abortion as crucial for their own survival in industries that see motherhood and pregnancy as detrimental to the female image.

While we do not know at this time whether Mrs. Trump herself ever had an abortion, that atmosphere may have influenced her views on the subject.

Women were regularly sexually assaulted by male executives in Hollywood, and if they became pregnant — whether through rape or consensual sex — they were told that abortion was what they must do. “Morality clauses” were written into actresses’ contracts during Hollywood’s “Golden Age.” At that time, a woman wasn’t allowed to become pregnant, and was even forbidden from getting married. …

This is hopefully something that Melania Trump never experienced herself. But this mindset — that women can’t be successful while also being mothers — is still pervasive, both in Hollywood and elsewhere. The notion that a woman must kill her own children to be successful is not feminist or empowering. And there is no such thing as a fundamental right to liberty which demands you encroach on someone else’s fundamental rights …

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(Excerpt from Live Action. Photo Credit: The White House from Washington, DC)