Democratic Vice-Presidential Nominee Kamala Harris and Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi each mentioned the party’s defense of legalized abortion Wednesday during the third night of the all-virtual Democratic National Convention.
Harris, who accepted her party’s nomination for vice president, referenced abortion when discussing how the coronavirus pandemic has impacted “Black, Latino and indigenous” individuals “disproportionately.”
“This is not a coincidence,” Harris said. “It is the effect of structural racism, of inequities in education and technology, health care and housing, job security and transportation. The injustice in reproductive and maternal health care, in the excessive use of force by police, and in our broader criminal justice system. This virus, it has no eyes, and yet it knows exactly how we see each other and how we treat each other.”
“Reproductive health” is a phrase encompassing abortion. As a candidate for president, Harris pledged on her website to require that “states and localities with a history of violating Roe v. Wade obtain approval from her Department of Justice before any abortion law or practice can take effect.”
Pelosi was more direct at the convention in her defense of legalized abortion, saying President Trump and Democratic candidate Joe Biden have opposing viewpoints. Pelosi referenced abortion in a wide-ranging criticism of…
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