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Lots of turned out to take part within the Lady’s March in Massachusetts forward of Election Day, in a powerful present of help for Vice President Kamala Harris and abortion entry.
Individuals marched on Boston Widespread, holding indicators that learn, “We can’t return” and “Abortion is well being care.” Some males joined with them.
The girl’s march occurred in Boston, in addition to in Washington, D.C., and in Kansas Metropolis, Missouri.
Audio system urged folks to vote within the election — highlighting that abortion is on the poll in 9 states.
“What number of of you’ll vote on Tuesday? What number of of you may’t wait to get up to a girl president?” Rev. Dr. Deborah Haffner, of First Unitarian Universalist Society in Newton, Massachusetts, requested.
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Marji Roy, foreground proper, of Ashford, Conn., holds indicators throughout the Nationwide Girls’s March, Saturday, in Boston. (AP Picture/Michael Dwyer)
Leslie Rosenberg, of Boston, cheers throughout the Nationwide Girls’s March, Saturday, in Boston. (AP Picture/Michael Dwyer)
Tracy Murphy instructed NBC 10 Boston that she organized the ladies’s march as a result of she wished to offer it her all irrespective of who wins.
“Right this moment’s message is that we wish all people to vote,” Murphy stated.
Individuals rally on Boston Widespread throughout the Nationwide Girls’s March, Saturday, in Boston. (AP Picture/Michael Dwyer)
Mimi Balsamo, of Quincy, Mass., attends the Nationwide Girls’s March on Boston Widespread, Saturday, in Boston. (AP Picture/Michael Dwyer)
Abortion and the 2024 election
For the reason that Supreme Court docket overturned Roe v. Wade in June 2022, abortion entry has returned to the state stage.
Abortion has remained a hot-button situation within the 2024 election – with abortion being a prime situation for a lot of feminine voters.
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9 states will contemplate constitutional amendments that may enshrine abortion rights — Arizona, Colorado, Florida, Maryland, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada and South Dakota.
Individuals rally on Boston Widespread throughout the Nationwide Girls’s March, Saturday, in Boston. (AP Picture/Michael Dwyer)
A report variety of voters suppose abortion ought to be authorized, with two-thirds favoring a nationwide legislation guaranteeing entry, based on a Fox Information nationwide survey carried out on March 22-25, 2024.
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Fifty-nine % suppose abortion ought to be authorized in all or most circumstances, up from the earlier excessive of 57% in September 2022 and a report low of 44% in April 2022.
Ami Faria and her daughter Amelia, of Exeter, N.H., attend the Nationwide Girls’s March on Boston Widespread, Saturday. (AP Picture/Michael Dwyer)
Assist for legalization has been up (largely by double-digits) throughout the board since April 2022, two months earlier than Roe was overturned. That features elevated help amongst voters ages 65 and older (+16 factors ought to be authorized), conservatives (+12), Republicans (+11), and White evangelical Christians (+10).
Total, simply 7% suppose abortion ought to by no means be permitted, whereas 5 instances as many say it all the time ought to be (35%). One other one-third (32%) say abortion ought to be unlawful besides in circumstances of rape, incest, or to avoid wasting the lifetime of the mom.
Former President Donald Trump and VP Kamala Harris (Getty Photographs)
Trump
Former President Trump has shifted his stance on abortion throughout the election cycle, with the Republican nominee hoping to draw independents and a few disillusioned Democrats, however operating the chance of alienating his pro-life base.
Trump notably opposes a federal abortion ban, however has remained against late-term abortions. In July, the Republican Celebration deserted its long-standing place of advocating towards abortion.
Harris
All through Vice President Kamala Harris’ marketing campaign, she has argued that Trump — who nominated three conservative justices to the Supreme Court docket who later voted to overturn Roe v. Wade — is answerable for worsening medical care for girls and that he would search additional restrictions.
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Harris has forged her place on the subject as creating laws to revive the nationwide abortion proper that was eradicated following Roe v. Wade.
She has additionally vowed to guard entry to the abortion drug mifepristone, calling the drug “important remedy.”
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Fox Information’ Victoria Balara and the Related Press contributed to this report.
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