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UPDATE: Joe Biden announced Kamala Harris as his running mate. What does this mean for reproductive health, rights, and justice?
Here’s a quick look at her record.
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Here’s a quick look at her record.
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As California Attorney General she initiated the investigation into a series of heavily-edited videos wrongly claiming @PPFA was illegally selling fetal tissue. https://rewire.news/article/2015/07/27/group-behind-planned-parenthood-attack-videos-sees-scrutiny-california-attorney-general/
Senator Harris introduced legislation aimed at addressing racial disparities in rates of maternal deaths across the United States. https://rewire.news/article/2018/08/29/heres-how-kamala-harris-new-bill-would-address-the-racial-gap-in-maternal-deaths/
In 2019 Harris was one of three co-sponsors in the Senate of a bill to end the Hyde Amendment for good. https://rewire.news/article/2019/03/13/fight-to-end-hyde-amendment-come-to-senate/
And who could forget her performance during the Kavanaugh confirmation hearings, grilling both Kavanaugh and her Senate colleagues for changing the rules during the middle of the game? https://rewire.news/multimedia/podcast/boom-lawyered-kavanaugh-hearing-day-one-changing-the-rules/
Harris ALSO has called for the protection of abortion rights at the federal level, including a Voting Rights Act style of legislation that would require federal government sign-off on any abortion bans in states with a history of restricting abortion. https://rewire.news/article/2019/06/05/with-roe-on-the-line-some-democrats-seek-federal-codification-of-abortion-rights/
Harris was also a co-sponsor of the Equality Act which would protect LGBTQ people against discrimination in employment, housing, and public accommodations. https://rewire.news/article/2019/10/11/at-lgbtq-town-hall-democratic-presidential-candidates-vow-to-confront-violence-against-trans-women/
Harris DID vote for the Stop Enabling Sex Traffickers Act (SESTA), a federal anti-trafficking law that many sex workers say has made them less safe, though.
#StayTuned for more coverage of the Harris pick + what it could mean for the future of repro health, rights, and justice!
#StayTuned for more coverage of the Harris pick + what it could mean for the future of repro health, rights, and justice!
