Vice President Kamala Harris Calls for Protection of Abortion Access on 50th Anniversary of Roe v. Wade Decision

Vice President Kamala Harris spoke out against efforts to restrict abortion access on the 50th anniversary of the landmark Roe v. Wade decision. In her speech in Tallahassee, Florida, Harris invoked fundamental American values such as freedom to make the case for protecting abortion access.

Harris argued that without the ability to make intimate decisions about the course of their lives, families cannot be truly free. She also detailed fights throughout history for certain liberties, such as civil rights and the right to vote for women, and tied that to access for abortion.

In response to the anniversary, the White House took executive action to protect medication abortion in the face of growing reproductive health restrictions at the state level. Harris called abortion the “fundamental, constitutional, right of a woman to make decisions about her own body.”

The Vice President also spoke about the next steps in fighting for reproductive rights. Harris’s speech comes at a time when many states are passing restrictive abortion laws, and the Supreme Court has eliminated constitutional protections for abortion.

The Vice President’s speech was a powerful reminder of the importance of protecting the right to abortion access. As Harris said, “We must continue to fight for the rights of every woman to make her own health care decisions.”