Melania Trump released a video on Thursday in which she spoke out in favor of women’s rights to abortion, while another leaked passage from her upcoming memoir confirmed that she once told her husband to abandon a notoriously brutal immigration policy.

Former President Donald Trump has boasted about his role in eliminating the constitutional right to abortion and said he was happy to let states decide whether local residents should have access to comprehensive women’s health care.

His wife apparently wants to make it clear that she sees things completely differently – even before the election. “Individual freedom is a fundamental principle that I protect,” the former first lady said in a short clip posted on social media. “There is no doubt that there is no room for compromise when it comes to this fundamental right that all women have from birth. Individual freedom. What does my body, my choice really mean?”

The video ends with a plug to her memoir, Melaniawhich is due out next week. A report from late Wednesday at The Guardianwho received a copy of the book, confirmed that Melania passionately supports a woman’s right to bodily autonomy, including the right to abortion, and decided to go public with her views just before the presidential election.

“Why should anyone other than the woman herself have the power to decide what she does with her own body? “A woman’s fundamental right to individual freedom and her own life gives her the power to terminate her pregnancy if she wishes,” she writes in an excerpt quoted by Guardian.

“Why should anyone other than the woman herself have the power to decide what she does with her own body? “A woman’s fundamental right to individual freedom and her own life gives her the power to terminate her pregnancy if she wishes,” the former first lady wrote. “Restricting a woman’s right to decide 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 adult life.”

This report came after Donald Trump dismissed an accusation from Vice President Kamala Harris during her debate that the Republican would sign a nationwide abortion ban if re-elected. Donald Trump said at the time that it was a “lie” and then on Tuesday made an even more decisive commitment to “veto” such a proposal – even though he had previously claimed the honor of being able to “kill.” Roe v. Wade after “50 years of failure” of other attempts. He appointed three Supreme Court justices who are essential to overturning the decision in 2022.

His running mate, JD Vance, claimed during his vice presidential debate against Tim Walz on Tuesday that he had “never supported a national abortion ban,” despite previously saying that abortions should be “nationally illegal” and describing himself as “100 percent pro.” -Life” on his website in July, when Trump announced him as his running mate, it says Vanity Fair,

On Thursday, The Guardian released additional excerpts from Melania Trump’s book, detailing how she once told Donald to end an immigration policy that separated migrant children from their parents.

“This has to stop,” she reportedly wrote to her husband, emphasizing the trauma it has caused these families. The report said she saw Donald quickly comply with her request and the policy was ultimately repealed in June 2018.

She writes that she did “thorough research” before speaking to her husband about the “border crisis” and “felt strongly that the situation required urgent attention and action.”

“I have sympathy for everyone who wants to find a better life in this country,” writes the former first lady. “As an immigrant myself, I fully understand the necessary, albeit arduous, process of becoming a legal American.”

Trump goes on to say she supports “strong borders” but “what happened at the border was simply unacceptable.” “As a mother myself, I emphasized, ‘The government shouldn’t take children away from their parents,'” she said her to her husband. “I communicated with great clarity… ‘This has to stop.'”