VP Kamala Harris says the Supreme Court took rights from the people of America
Last year at this time, the Dobbs decision overturned Roe v. Wade. Since then, Harris has taken on the task of addressing reproductive rights and maternal health care from her side of the political spectrum. As she has traveled the country, Harris said she’s heard countless stories. “The stories are, women having miscarriages in toilets. The stories are women who are in the process of a miscarriage, who are being denied care at an emergency room and going back to the emergency room and being denied again,” Harris said.
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Nikki Haley Says She ‘Absolutely’ Would Sign A 15-Week Abortion Ban If GOP Had The Votes
The Republican presidential candidate said lawmakers from both parties would need to find consensus for a federal law on abortion to clear the Senate.
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Republicans divided over 15-week abortion ban ahead of 2024
The Republican presidential candidates have offered differing approaches over how to handle the tricky issue of abortion, including whether to back limits to the medical procedure at the national level.
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Democrats are already running on abortion rights in battleground states
“What we see in Wisconsin is also playing out nationally, which is that the GOP has built a machine around stoking up anger about Roe v. Wade but has never been able to do anything about it,” Ben Wikler, the chair of the Wisconsin Democratic Party, said in an interview. “But now that the dog has caught the car, they have no message and no answers to tens of millions of Americans who don’t think politicians should be jumping between them and their doctor in the moments when they’re making their most intimate and personal decisions.”
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