Vice President Kamala Harris veered away from the presidential battleground on Friday to hold an event in Texas focused almost entirely on abortion rights, with an endorsement from global superstar Beyoncé.
With the presidential campaign at a standstill, the Harris campaign is using Beyoncé’s status, especially in her hometown of Houston, to influence what could happen across the country if former President Donald J. Kennedy becomes president. As a warning, he sought to draw attention to the state’s near-total abortion ban. Mr. Trump won reelection to the White House.
The Houston rally was not only her campaign’s largest, but also the most emotional event since she became the Democratic nominee. Beyoncé gave a speech that focused on a more optimistic future, with the story set in a heartbreaking story of Texas women who suffered life-threatening health complications after being denied proper care for pregnancy complications. became the center.
Harris and many of the speakers placed the blame solely on Trump, who also appointed three of the Supreme Court justices who voted to overturn Roe v. Wade in 2022. I brag about it often.
Trump has vowed to leave abortion laws up to the states and has said he would veto any national ban, but allies and former administration officials have said the law passed in 2016. are planning ways to restrict abortion rights beyond. Conservative states across the country.
Harris warned that if Trump is elected to another term, he will move to ban abortion nationwide, regardless of his campaign promises.
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