Donald Trump said Wednesday that an Arizona law that criminalizes nearly all abortions goes too far and called on Arizona lawmakers to change it while also working to overturn Roe v. Wade, the case allowing states to ban abortion) defended the case.

“It’s going to be resolved, and as you know, it’s all about states’ rights,” the former president told supporters and reporters after arriving in Atlanta for a fundraiser. “It’s going to be resolved, I’m sure the governor and others will bring things back to some sense and I think this will be resolved quickly.”

Although Trump has been vague on whether he supports abortion rights, he has appointed three Supreme Court justices, overturned Roe v. Wade and ended federally guaranteed abortion rights. As Democrats score victories across the country by fighting for abortion rights, Trump now faces growing political backlash, increasingly on the defensive and urging Republicans to avoid supporting bans that are unpopular with many Americans.

Trump issued a video statement this week declining to support a national abortion ban and saying he believed restrictions should be left to states. His statement angered some religious conservatives and energized allies of President Joe Biden, who view abortion rights as one of Trump’s weaknesses.

The Arizona Supreme Court’s ruling on Tuesday clears the way for enforcement of an 1864 law that bans abortion at all stages of pregnancy, including rape or incest, and allows abortion only if the mother’s life is threatened.

Biden calls the 1864 Arizona law cruel.

“Millions of Arizonans will soon live under more extreme and dangerous abortion bans that fail to protect women even when their health is at risk or they suffer tragedies of rape or incest,” he said in a statement. .” “Vice President Harris and I stand with the overwhelming majority of Americans who support a woman’s right to choose. We will continue to fight to protect reproductive rights and call on Congress to pass a law that reinstates Roe v. Wade protection of.”

The decision significantly changes the legal landscape for pregnancy termination in Arizona. The court suggested that doctors could be prosecuted under the Civil War-era law, but the opinion written by the majority of the court did not say so.

Trump insisted he was proud of the three Supreme Court justices he nominated who voted to overturn Roe v. Wade, saying states would have different restrictions. He supports three exceptions for rape, incest and threats to the mother’s life.

He also talked about a Florida law that bans abortion after six weeks and said that “might change, too.” Last week, the state Supreme Court upheld the state’s ban on most abortions after 15 weeks of pregnancy, a ruling that also clears the way for the state to ban abortions after six weeks of pregnancy.

“For 52 years, people have wanted to end Roe v. Wade and bring it back to the states. We did that. It’s an incredible thing, an incredible accomplishment,” he said. “Now the states have it, and the states are putting out what they want. It’s the will of the people. So Florida may change.”

Trump ignored questions about how he planned to vote on Florida’s pending state constitutional amendment that would make abortion a right for residents of his home state. He did not elaborate on what he thinks the level of restrictions and access should be in Arizona or any other state.