Vice President Kamala Harris on Saturday drew a connection between the Supreme Court overturning the landmark 1973 Roe v. Wade ruling to the legacy of the US government 'trying to claim ownership over human bodies' during an appearance at the Essence Festival in New Orleans.
Vice President Kamala Harris on Saturday drew a connection between the Supreme Court overturning the landmark 1973 Roe v. Wade ruling to the legacy of the US government"trying to claim ownership over human bodies" during an appearance at the Essence Festival in New Orleans.
"This is a serious matter," Harris said of the high court's elimination last month of the federal constitutional right to an abortion."And it requires all of us to speak up, to speak out, and to be active."Harris participated in a fireside conversation with actress Keke Palmer before an audience of several hundred people at one of the country's largest African American culture celebrations.
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