Vice President Kamala Harris on Friday railed against former President Donald Trump and Republicans during an impassioned speech Friday about reproductive rights.
Harris’ trip to Georgia marks a rapid response from the vice president to highlight the story of a Georgia mother who died in 2022 from a treatable infection due to delays to her medical care stemming from the state’s restrictive abortion law, as first revealed in a recent report from ProPublica.
“One in three women in America lives in a state with a Trump abortion ban. This includes Georgia, and every state in the south, except Virginia. Think about that, when you also combine that with what we know has been long-standing neglect around an issue like maternal mortality,” Harris said during remarks at the Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre in Atlanta.
“These hypocrites want to start talking about this is in the best interest of women and children? Well, where you’ve been? Where you’ve been when it comes to taking care of the women and children of America? Where ya been? How dare they! How dare they!” she continued.
Harris also tailored her message to Peach State voters, warning of the stakes of the election under a second Trump term, calling it “a fight for the future” and “a fight for freedom.” She also mocked Trump’s record on flip-flopping on the issue, while again arguing he would implement a federal abortion ban.
