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nightwing1240

(1,996 posts)
Mon Jan 23, 2023, 07:09 AM Jan 2023

Harris says abortion rights threatened across United States

Democratic Vice President Kamala Harris said abortion rights are under attack across the United States in a speech Sunday marking the 50th anniversary of Roe v. Wade, the Supreme Court decision that had established a right to abortion until it was overturned last year.

"The right of every woman in every state in the country to make decisions about her own body is on the line," Harris said. "Republicans in Congress are now calling for an abortion ban at the moment of conception nationwide. How dare they?"

Last week, White House officials said 60 anti-abortion bills have been filed in the 2023 legislative session and over 26 million women currently live in states that have banned abortion.

"A majority of Americans oppose these attacks," Harris said, adding voters in states including Kansas, California, Michigan, Montana, Kentucky and Vermont affirmed abortion rights in ballot proposals.

Link - https://www.yahoo.com/news/harris-says-abortion-rights-threatened-173503881.html
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I love VP Harris who was in Florida when she made these comments. The overturning of Roe V Wade is a direct assault on women's rights and that too must end.

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