Overview

• Trump met with the anti-abortion group Susan B. Anthony Pro-Life America to reiterate his opposition to abortion and support for abortion restrictions with some exceptions.
• The meeting came after the group criticized Trump's stance on abortion, but the group's leader now calls their meeting "terrific."
• Trump and the group discussed potential federal legislation on abortion that would include exceptions for life of the mother, rape and incest.
• Most Republican candidates support state abortion bans but are cautious on nationwide bans, though Mike Pence's group pushes for an abortion ban starting around six weeks.
• Susan B. Anthony Pro-Life America will only back a candidate who supports federal abortion restrictions allowing abortions only during the first 15 weeks.