These American women couldn't be further apart in their viewpoints: Mia Akins is a student involved in the anti-abortion movement in Florida.

Molly, a mother from California who prefers not to publish her full name, flew across the country to Washington to express her frustration after the election.

Donald Trump's victory in the US presidential election has triggered strong emotions among women in the US.

"I'm definitely happy that Trump won, but even more so that Harris and Walz didn't win," Mia Akins, a third-year student at Florida International University in Miami and co-founder of the Students for Life of America (SFLA) group at her university, told DW.

SFLA is a nationwide organization in which students are committed to strictly opposing abortion.

Democratic candidate Kamala Harris and her running mate Tim Walz had spoken out in favor of a right to abortion in the US, whereas Donald Trump, during his first term, nominated three of the Supreme Court justices who overturned the nationwide right to abortion.

Trump may not be the strongest pro-life candidate, Akins said, explaining that he wants to leave the issue of abortion to the states instead of supporting a national ban.

Still, the student is optimistic: A Trump administration "is something we can work with," she said.

However, Molly and her child Sammy think that Trump is not an ideal........

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