LOS ANGELES — Melania Trump writes in her upcoming memoir that a woman has the right to an abortion, The Guardian newspaper reported on Wednesday (Oct 2), while her husband, Donald Trump, backs the ability for US states to restrict the procedure.

"Why should anyone other than the woman herself have the power to determine what she does with her own body?" Melania Trump writes in her memoir that is due to be published four weeks before the Nov 5 election, in which her husband faces Democrat Kamala Harris.

"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 was reported as writing in the memoir.

The Guardian said it has obtained a copy of the book, titled Melania, that is due to be published on Oct 8. A spokesperson for the former first lady did not immediately respond to a request for comment from Reuters.

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