Shortly after the state’s Supreme Court upheld a near-total abortion ban on Tuesday, the White House announced that Vice President Harris would visit Arizona on Friday “to continue her leadership in the fight for reproductive freedom.”
The Arizona Supreme Court’s decision upheld an 1864 law that made abortion a felony, with a narrow exception to save a pregnant person’s life. He rejected arguments that he should support the 15-week abortion ban passed in 2022.
““Arizona just turned back the clock to allow women to vote – and by her own admission, Donald Trump is in charge,” Harris said in a statement, slamming the former president. did.
“Thanks to Donald Trump, who bragged about being ‘proudly responsible’ for overturning Roe v. Wade and allowing states to enforce cruel bans, that’s become a reality.” , slammed Arizona’s ban as “extreme and dangerous.” ”
This ruling drew fierce criticism from the Democratic Party.
“This is what we leave to the states,” said Ammar Moussa, the Biden campaign’s rapid response director. said in the post A day earlier, former President Trump said the fate of abortion should be decided by each state.
The vice president’s upcoming trip will be his second visit to the Grand Canyon State this year, after visiting Phoenix last month. Champion of reproductive rights As the courts have considered this issue.
“A wake-up call is ringing for every woman in America. If given the chance, Donald Trump will sign a nationwide abortion ban. He called for women and doctors to be punished. If he wins, he and his allies have plans to ban abortion and restrict access to contraception, with or without Congress,” Harris said Tuesday.
President Biden said in a White House statement on Tuesday that the Arizona ruling was “the result of the extreme agenda of Republican elected officials dedicated to taking away women’s freedoms.”
Updated at 3:06 PM ET
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