Three women affected by restrictive abortion laws in the United States spoke on the first night of the Democratic National Convention in Chicago, telling their personal stories as part of the party’s effort to capitalize on ongoing anger over the Supreme Court’s 2022 decision, Roe v. Wade.

Amanda Zurawski, Kaitlyn Joshua and Hadley Duvall, all of whom are serving on the Democratic presidential campaign trail, took the stage on Monday to share their personal stories. All three speakers have proven to be important figures in the Democratic Party and are campaigning for Vice President Kamala Harris.

Her statements, which have been featured in campaign ads, White House meetings and political events, earned a key prime-time slot ahead of President Biden’s keynote speech. Here’s what we know about her.

Amanda Zurawski

Of the three women, Amanda Zurawski is the most well-known. She gained national attention after suing the state of Texas over its abortion ban and was later invited to attend President Biden’s State of the Union address in February 2023.

Zurawski was 18 weeks pregnant when she was faced with severe pregnancy complications. Despite the non-viability of the fetus and the serious risk to her health, doctors tried to avoid the complications caused by the strict post-roe Abortion Law, refused to terminate the pregnancy. This delay caused Zurawski to develop sepsis, which brought her to the brink of death.

“It felt like I was being sentenced to death,” Zurawski said in an interview earlier this year as she reflected on her harrowing experience.

She then became a plaintiff in the first patient-led lawsuit against state abortion restrictions following the Supreme Court’s decision, roe. Although her lawsuit was ultimately unsuccessful, it put her in the spotlight as a vocal advocate for abortion rights. Her experience was also featured in an April campaign ad supporting President Biden’s re-election campaign.

Kaitlyn Joshua

Kaitlyn Joshua, a young mother from Louisiana, faced significant challenges when she sought an abortion after being diagnosed with a severe fetal abnormality.

At eleven weeks pregnant, Joshua suffered a miscarriage, but she struggled to get medical help after two emergency rooms turned her away. Louisiana’s restrictive laws forced her to travel to another state for treatment.

“I had to make the heartbreaking decision to leave my home and my support system behind, all because of laws that disregarded my health and the fate of my baby,” Joshua said in a recent interview with MSNBC.

Louisiana has several abortion bans. The strictest allows abortion only when the woman’s life is in danger or when the abortion is necessary to prevent “serious, permanent damage to a life-sustaining organ.”

In a separate campaign ad, cut when Biden was still the candidate, she expressed her frustration at being denied the medical care she needed in a state where abortion is banned, stating that this was “a direct result of Donald Trump’s repeal of the Roe v. Wade.”

Hadley Duvall

Hadley Duvall, 22, became a prominent advocate for abortion rights in Kentucky after sharing her personal story in a campaign ad for Governor Andy Beshear during his successful re-election campaign.

Duvall became pregnant at age 12 when she was raped by her stepfather. She suffered significant physical and emotional distress due to Kentucky’s strict abortion laws. These laws forced her to carry the pregnancy longer than was medically advisable, resulting in a miscarriage. Since then, she has spoken out against the state’s narrow exemptions and used her experiences to highlight the serious impact of these regulations.

“No one should have to go through what I went through. This is not just about access to health care; it is about dignity and respect for women,” Duvall said in an interview ahead of the congress.

Duvall has become a vocal critic of such policies and advocates for women’s right to decide what to do with their own bodies. Last month, before Biden ended his re-election campaign, his campaign released an ad in which Duvall told her story: “The idea that politicians would force me to give birth to my rapist’s baby is unconscionable.”

In June, a month before Biden ended his re-election campaign, Duvall met with Harris for an interview on the second anniversary of the Supreme Court’s decision, roe.

“She will fight for every woman and girl, even those who don’t fight for her,” Duvall said Monday night.

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