President Joe Biden might not often use the word abortion when he talks about the overturning of Roe v. Wade, but Vice President Kamala Harris sure does. She’s also toured a Planned Parenthood clinic where the procedure is performed, and routinely links the fall of Roe to the larger issue of rising maternal mortality nationwide.
The Supreme Court on June 24, 2022, overturned abortion rights that had been in place since 1973. Since then, roughly half the states have put some sort of ban in place | (Photo: Reuters)
President Joe Biden might not often use the word abortion when he talks about the overturning of Roe v. Wade, but Vice President Kamala Harris sure does. She’s also toured a Planned Parenthood clinic where the procedure is performed, and routinely links the fall of Roe to the larger issue of rising maternal mortality nationwide. Now that Harris is running for president in place of Biden, Democrats and advocates for reproductive rights are hoping that her bluntness on abortion coupled with the administration’s policies will help sway voters to deliver them not just the White House but key congressional seats as well. Click here to connect with us on WhatsApp
The president on the record was fabulous and the campaign was turning out multiple repro-focused ads a week, and had an army of surrogates, said Mini Timmaraju, president of Reproductive Freedom for All. But, you know, nothing is more compelling than the top of the ticket being the most compelling on the issue, and that’s what we have now.
In her first official rally as a candidate on Tuesday, Harris touched on the issue of abortion briefly. But she’s expected to make it a major feature of the campaign going forward, as she works to draw a stark contrast between herself and Republican Donald Trump.
She’s eager to portray herself as a direct and consistent advocate with a history of fighting for reproductive health issues, especially Black maternal health.
We who believe in reproductive freedom will stop Donald Trump’s extreme abortion bans, because we trust women to make decisions about their own bodies and not have their government tell them what to do», she said to loud cheers at a Wisconsin rally.
The Supreme Court on June 24, 2022, overturned abortion rights that had been in place since 1973. Since then, roughly half the states have put some sort of ban in place.
The consequences of these bans go far beyond restricting access for those who wish to end unwanted pregnancies.
