Vice President Kamala Harris previously made history in March when she visited an abortion clinic, and was joined by her eventual running mate, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz.
Vice President Kamala Harris previously made history alongside her future 2024 running mate when she visited a Minnesota Planned Parenthood earlier this year – in what was seen as the first time a sitting U.S. vice president has ever visited an abortion provider.
“I’m here at this health care clinic to uplift the work that is happening in Minnesota as an example of what true leadership looks like”, Harris said from a Planned Parenthood clinic in Minnesota in March.
“The reason I’m here is because this is a health care crisis”, she continued. “Part of this health care crisis is the clinics like this that have had to shut down and what that has meant to leave no options with any reasonable geographic area for so many women who need this essential care.”
As Harris made history as the first sitting veep to visit an abortion clinic, her future 2024 running mate, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, stood by her side in support. The chief medical officer of Planned Parenthood North Central States, Planned Parenthood’s regional president and CEO Ruth Richardson, and Rep. Betty McCollum also joined Harris at the clinic.
Harris continued in her remarks that Americans need not “abandon their faith” to support abortion.
“One does not have to abandon their faith or deeply held beliefs to agree that the government should not be telling women what to do with their body”, Harris said during remarks following a tour of the clinic.
