The following is a statement from Vice President Kamala Harris in response to the Arizona Supreme Court’s decision to uphold the state’s 1864 near-total abortion ban:
“Arizona just rolled back the clock to a time before women could vote—and, by his own admission, there’s one person responsible: Donald Trump.
“This even more extreme and dangerous ban criminalizes almost all abortion care in the state and puts women’s lives at risk. It provides no exceptions for rape, incest, or health. It’s a reality because of Donald Trump, who brags about being ‘proudly the person responsible’ for overturning Roe v. Wade and made it possible for states to enforce cruel bans.
“The alarm is sounding for every woman in America: if he has the opportunity, Donald Trump would sign off on a national abortion ban. He has called for punishing women and doctors. If he wins, he and his allies have plans to ban abortion and restrict access to birth control, with or without Congress. It’s terrifying, but we are not powerless. President Biden and I are doing everything in our power to stop Trump and restore women’s reproductive freedom, but it is going to take all of us. The American people believe that health care decisions should be made between women and their doctors, not politicians, and we are ready to stand up to fight for our most fundamental freedoms.”
