WASHINGTON (Gray DC) – Women’s reproductive rights will be on the ballot in 2024 and will be a hotly debated topic at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago.
Republicans and Democrats are using the issue to motivate voters to go to the polls in November. Think Big America hosted a panel of pro-choice activists and Illinois Governor JB Pritzker to discuss what’s at stake in this election.
“Donald Trump is responsible for overturning Roe v. Wade,” said Mini Timmaraju of Reproductive Freedom for All. “Period. He brags about it. He thinks it’s a beautiful thing. You’ll be hearing about it all week. Kamala Harris is committed to restoring our right to abortion and expanding contraception and a whole host of reproductive freedoms.”
Timmaraju said the fight for women’s reproductive care is about all women who need an abortion – whether because it is the right choice for them or for the worst case scenario.
“That’s why it’s personal to me when Hadley Duval stands up and talks about how her stepfather abused her since she was five years old,” said Gov. Andy Beshear (D-KY). “Getting pregnant at 12. There are other 12-year-olds going through that right now in Kentucky who have no other choice.”
Following the Dobbs decision in 2022 that overturned Roe V. Wade, Kentucky became one of the states to enact anti-abortion laws that do not allow exceptions for rape, incest, or nonviable pregnancies. Governor JB Pritzker, just north of Kentucky in Illinois, is a staunch advocate for men to voice their support for women’s reproductive rights.ToOn Wednesday, Pritzker’s organization, Think Big America, hosted a discussion on reproductive rights while the DNC is in Chicago. He believes Democrats’ strategies should change as the fight over women’s health care evolves.
““This idea of bringing back Roe is not right,” said Gov. JB Pritzker (D-Illinois). “We need to evolve. Roe was great for 50 years, but those rights have been limited every year because the courts have limited them. We now need to move beyond Roe to protect the broad range of reproductive rights.”
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