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The Guardian

Democrats unite to center reproductive rights as Republicans flail on abortion



Harris campaign seeks to press advantage on powerful motivator, especially in states with abortion on the ballotAs Kamala Harris and Donald Trump prepare to meet on the debate stage in Philadelphia, the battle over abortion rights has vaulted to the center of the 2024 presidential election campaign, the first since the supreme court’s decision overturning Roe v Wade.At the party’s convention last month, Democrats spotlighted the harrowing stories of women placed in medical peril as a result of post-Roe abortion bans in their states. Last week, the Harris campaign launched a 50-stop “reproductive freedom” bus tour across several battleground states, kicking off in Trump’s “back yard”, miles from the former president’s Mar-a-Lago residence in south Florida. Continue reading…



Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/article/2024/sep/08/democrats-republicans-abortion-rights-election

Author : Lauren Gambino in Washington

Publish date : 2024-09-08 16:00:50

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