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Nevada, Nov 2 : Democratic presidential candidate and US Vice President Kamala Harris took aim at Republican candidate Donald Trump's positions on abortion and women's rights during a rally in Nevada.
Harris emphasised the Democratic Party's commitment to protecting personal freedoms, particularly a woman's right to make decisions about her own body without the government's interference.
"Ours is fighting for future and fight for freedom, like the fundamental freedom of women to make decisions about her own body and not have her government tell her what to do," Harris stated.
She accused Trump of playing a direct role in the Supreme Court's decision to overturn Roe vs Wade by appointing justices specifically aimed at eliminating abortion protections.
"We all remember how we got here. When Donald Trump was President, he hand-picked three members of the US Supreme Court with the intention that they would do away with the protection of Roe vs Wade; they did as he intended. Now in America, one in three women lives in a state with a Trump Abortion Ban -- many with no exception for rape and incest, which is immoral," she said.
Harris also referenced Trump's past remarks where he suggested that he would "do what he wants whether women like it or not," arguing this demonstrates his lack of respect for women's autonomy.
"This is the same person who said that women should be punished for their choices. The courts will handle this, and we will handle November. We know that the man simply does not respect the freedom or the intelligence of women to be able to make decisions about our own lives," Harris continued.
She warned that Trump's potential re-election could bring severe restrictions on reproductive rights, threatening access to birth control and IVF treatments and increasing surveillance of women's pregnancies.
Harris cited 'Project 2025,' a Republican plan she claims could entail nationwide restrictions. "If you don't believe me, just Google 'Project 2025' -- I still can't believe they put it in writing," she noted.
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