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VP Kamala Harris Will Give Speech About Women Killed By Abortion Bans

September 18, 2024

What: VP Kamala Harris will give a speech in Atlanta Friday “focused on the stories of two Georgia mothers whose deaths …show the consequences of the strict abortion bans passed by Republicans after Roe v. Wade was overturned.”

Why it matters: When a nominee for president speaks about an issue, people listen. (Just look at the consequences in Springfield, Ohio, after Donald Trump and JD Vance lied about immigrants eating cats.) VP Kamala Harris focusing on these two women, killed by abortion bans, will make their names known to the entire nation.

Source: New York Times

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