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Abortion Rights Groups Rush to Back Kamala Harris


Activists believe that the vice president, who is already the leading voice for reproductive rights in the Biden administration, will champion their cause.

During a kickoff speech for that tour, Harris recounted an event in high school that led her to become a prosecutor specializing in crimes against women and children: She learned that one of her best friends was being sexually abused by her stepfather. Emily’s List, a political action committee that raises money for female candidates who support abortion rights, has already backed Harris, with its president, Jessica Mackler, calling her the “most powerful advocate and messenger on this issue.” Reproductive Freedom for All, the oldest existing abortion rights advocacy group in the United States, formerly called NARAL Pro-Choice America, has also endorsed Harris.

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