It is no surprise to pro-lifers that both major political parties in the U.S. are now more or less supportive of abortion. Leading Democrats such as Vice President Kamala Harris will not admit to a single restriction on “women’s right to choose” that they would support.

Republicans have eschewed moral clarity regarding the rights of an unborn child and instead embraced talk of federalism, as if the overturning of Roe v. Wade and each state deciding its own threshold for the beginning of life should conclude the national debate over such a critical issue. Against this backdrop, former first lady Melania Trump made a startling revelation in her new memoir, Melania: She, too, supports abortion.

“It is imperative to guarantee that women have autonomy in deciding their preference of having children, based on their own convictions, free from any intervention or pressure from the government,” she wrote in the recently released memoir. “Why should anyone other than the woman herself have the power to determine what she does with her own body? A woman’s fundamental right of individual liberty, to her own life, grants her the authority to terminate her pregnancy if she wishes.”

Trump writes that she has felt this way “throughout my entire adult life.” In a video posted to social media earlier this month, she says “there is no room for compromise” when women’s autonomy is on the line.

For pro-lifers, whether these beliefs are sincere or calculated to appeal to centrist voters weeks away from the presidential election is beside the point. Most concerning is the fact that while Democrats, under Harris’s direction, have gone all-in on abortion, Republicans have capitulated on the issue, giving up on championing life rather than trying more sincerely to make the case for it.

Pro-lifers aren’t going to win elections and ballot initiatives until we first make supporting life more appealing, and there are many ways to do it. One way is to tell stories about women who have been helped by pro-lifers in their communities. Another is to change the narrative around marriage and childrearing. While Democrats offer their constituents abortions and vasectomies, pro-lifers can demonstrate the value of family.

Right now, it is especially important to push back on the popular pro-choice lie that women will die without abortion access. Harris, her running mate Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, and other pro-abortion politicians have been pushing this narrative on the campaign trail. But all 50 states either have abortion exceptions for the life of the mother or no abortion bans in place, according to the health policy organization KFF. Miscarriage and abortion are not at all equivalent, and any doctor who neglects to save the life of a pregnant woman suffering from a miscarriage, or an abortion, is acting outside of state law and in neglect of his or her duty.

With so much abortion misinformation going around, it’s disappointing to see a high-profile figure such as Melania Trump uncritically repeat pro-abortion talking points. One individual’s “liberty” can’t reign supreme in situations involving two individuals, and women don’t need abortion to be empowered any more than they need it to ensure proper medical care.

What women need is more leaders who are willing to speak the truth about abortion and to speak up for the unborn.