'The eyes of the nation are on Arizona': VP Harris talks reproductive freedom in Phoenix

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Source: Yahoo! News / Arizona Republic

Updated Sat, March 9, 2024 at 3:26 PM EST


Vice President Kamala Harris appeared Friday in Phoenix to mobilize supporters around one of Democrats' top campaign issues: abortion.

Harris, visiting in her official capacity as vice president, slammed Republican-led laws to restrict abortion, opening her remarks by discussing the Supreme Court's overturning of the landmark abortion case Roe v. Wade, an issue that has galvanized Democrats since.

"In America, freedom is not to be given. It is not to be bestowed. It is ours by right. And that, of course, includes the freedom to make decisions about one's own body," she said. "In states across our nation, extremists have proposed and passed laws that criminalize doctors and punished women, laws that threaten doctors and nurses with prison time, even for life, simply for providing health care. Laws like those in Arizona."

The visit was part of Harris' nationwide "Fight for Reproductive Freedoms" tour, which has taken her through states including Wisconsin, California, and Michigan. It will mark her third time visiting Arizona as vice president, according to the White House. As the 2024 election cycle ramps up, the White House has sent a parade of visitors and surrogates through Arizona, which is considered one of the few states up for grabs by both parties in the upcoming presidential race.

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1. We need to vote a Congress that boosts Biden + Harris to get shit done.

VP Harris should be freed from tie-breaker votes in the Senate so she can carry on good work.

The House needs more Democrats and a lot fewer Russiapublicans.