Scrambling to shelter himself on abortion, Donald J. Trump disavowed his running mate’s pledge that, if re-elected, the former president would veto a national abortion ban.

The 1873 law bars the mailing of "obscene" materials used in abortions. Republicans have tried to revive it to limit or ban mailing abortion pills.

Trump said he wouldn’t rule out banning access to mifepristone when asked by NBC News last week whether he would consider such a step.

Donald Trump tried to distance himself from JD Vance’s claim that the former president would veto a federal abortion ban—saying he hadn’t spoken with Vance about the issue and that his running mate wasn’t speaking for him at the time.

Heading into the campaign’s final stretch, Republicans careen between their base and swing voters on the powerful issue of reproductive rights

Senator JD Vance has affirmed that if re-elected, Donald Trump would veto any federal abortion ban that crosses his desk. Vance emphasized that Trump's position is to leave the decision on abortion laws to individual states rather than imposing federal regulations.