{"id":2219781,"date":"2024-04-12T19:34:02","date_gmt":"2024-04-12T23:34:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/harris-casts-blame-for-arizona-abortion-ban-trump-did-this\/"},"modified":"2024-04-12T19:36:29","modified_gmt":"2024-04-12T23:36:29","slug":"harris-casts-blame-for-arizona-abortion-ban-trump-did-this","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/harris-casts-blame-for-arizona-abortion-ban-trump-did-this\/","title":{"rendered":"Harris attributes Arizona abortion ban to Trump"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">14<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fharris-casts-blame-for-arizona-abortion-ban-trump-did-this%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2219781&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Vice President Kamala Harris criticized former \u2063President Donald Trump and advocated \u2064for upholding Roe v. Wade in an Arizona speech \u2063focused on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/argentina-church-asks-lawmakers-to-search-their-hearts-ahead-of-abortion-vote\/\" title=\"Argentina church asks lawmakers to search their hearts ahead of abortion vote\">abortion rights<\/a>. She emphasized personal freedom and denounced the Arizona Supreme \u200cCourt&#8217;s decision to reinstate an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/arizona-gov-katie-hobbs-condemns-republicans-by-tracing-states-abortion-law-to-dobbs-decision\/\" title=\"Arizona Governor Katie Hobbs criticizes Republicans, linking the state's abortion legislation to the recent Dobbs decision\">1864 law restricting abortions<\/a>. Harris reaffirmed her commitment to defending \u200dwomen&#8217;s reproductive rights amid ongoing political debates surrounding the issue.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Vice President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/kamala-harris\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Kamala Harris\">Kamala Harris<\/a> lashed out at former President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Donald Trump\">Donald Trump<\/a> and pledged to restore <em>Roe v. Wade<\/em> during an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/abortion\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"abortion\">abortion<\/a>-focused speech in Arizona.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis fight is about freedom,\u201d Harris said. \u201cAnd the freedom that is fundamental to the promise of America. \u2026 That includes the freedom to make decisions about one\u2019s own body and not have the government telling people what to do.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Harris has become the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/biden-administration\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Biden administration\">Biden administration<\/a>\u2018s top spokesperson on the issue of abortion since the Supreme Court in 2022 overturned <em>Roe<\/em>, the court\u2019s five-decade-old decision that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/here-we-go-again-the-fiery-but-mostly-peaceful-abortion-riots-are-just-getting-warmed-up\/\" title=\"Here We Go Again\u2026.The Fiery (But Mostly Peaceful) Abortion Riots Are Just Getting Warmed Up\">granted abortion rights<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Friday\u2019s speech in Tucson was announced within hours of an Arizona Supreme Court <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/healthcare\/2959358\/arizona-supreme-court-upholds-civil-war-era-abortion-ban\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"decision\">decision<\/a> that reinstated an 1864 law banning nearly all abortions.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey have turned back the clock to the 1800s to take away a woman\u2019s most fundamental right,\u201d Harris said, \u201cthe right to make decisions about her own body.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Abortion was a key plank of Democratic midterm messaging and will be so in the general election as well. <\/p>\n<p>Rep. Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) traveled with Harris aboard Air Force Two from Washington, D.C., to Arizona and promised that abortion would be a big part of his Senate campaign.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTrump did this,\u201d he <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-promotes-proterra-on-wisconsin-infrastructure-trip\/\" title=\"Biden Promotes Proterra on Wisconsin Infrastructure Trip\">told reporters en route<\/a> to the speech. \u201cWe wouldn\u2019t be having this issue at all if he didn\u2019t appoint those three judges that ended up overturning <em>Roe v. Wade<\/em>. And you have [GOP Senate candidate] Kari Lake, who was a cheerleader for this territorial law.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Harris hammered that theme home too: \u201cFormer President Donald Trump did this,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p>Trump has tried to distance himself from the anti-abortion movement in recent weeks and has also called for the 1864 law to be overturned.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Governor and the Arizona Legislature must use HEART, COMMON SENSE, and ACT IMMEDIATELY, to remedy what has happened,\u201d he <a href=\"https:\/\/truthsocial.com\/@realDonaldTrump\/posts\/112259523897710004\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"posted\">posted<\/a> on Truth Social. \u201cRemember, it is now up to the States and the Good Will of those that represent THE PEOPLE.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He argues that Democrats are abortion extremists who support the controversial practice \u201cup to the moment of birth.\u201d He is calling for exceptions for rape, incest, and the life of the mother. Other Republicans in Arizona also say the ruling <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/2959726\/arizona-supreme-court-abortion-decision-state-republicans-ruling-disaster\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"went too far\">went too far<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cToday\u2019s ruling is a disaster for women and providers,\u201d Rep. Juan Ciscomani (R-AZ) said in a <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/repciscomani\/status\/1777757519504380389?s=46&#038;t=Gepuixs8AegS3Gcy3aXO2g\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"statement\">statement<\/a> on Tuesday. \u201cIn Arizona, our 15-week law protected the rights of women and new life. It respected women and the difficult decision of ending a pregnancy \u2014 one I will never personally experience and won\u2019t pretend to understand.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>But Harris and her party say it is too late for Trump to change his stripes on abortion policy. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cArizona\u2019s abortion ban \u2014 and every abortion ban across the country \u2014 is the direct result of Trump overturning <em>Roe<\/em>,\u201d Biden campaign spokeswoman Sarafina Chitika said in a statement released earlier on Friday. \u201cNothing he says can undo the chaos and cruelty his actions have inflicted on women across America.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Harris predicted that Trump would sign a national abortion ban into law if elected, even though he has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/2960970\/trump-arizona-supreme-court-too-far-abortion-ruling\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"said he will not\">said he will not<\/a>. Some GOP leaders, notably Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC), have pushed for a national restriction after <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/2958326\/donald-trump-sen-lindsey-graham-abortion-disagreement\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"15 weeks\">15 weeks<\/a> of pregnancy.<\/p>\n<p>Democrats feel that abortion is a winning issue that could propel them to victory in Arizona, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/2955737\/seven-states-democrats-plot-use-abortion-winning-strategy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"other swing states\">other swing states<\/a>, and even solidly red <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/2950383\/democrats-eye-upset-red-florida-court-abortion-ballot\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Florida\">Florida<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Harris, cheered on by a supportive crowd, predicted that will happen.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is 2024, not the 1800s, and we\u2019re not going back,\u201d she said, promising that President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/joe-biden\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Joe Biden\">Joe Biden<\/a> would sign a law restoring <em>Roe<\/em> if reelected. \u201cIt is your power that will send Joe Biden and me back to the White House.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Vice President Kamala Harris criticized former President Donald Trump in Arizona, vowing to uphold Roe v. Wade. In an abortion-centered address, Harris emphasized the importance of freedom in America, including the right to make personal decisions about one&#8217;s body. She asserted, &#8220;This fight is about freedom \u2013 a fundamental promise of America.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2635,"featured_media":2219782,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/wex-s3.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/AP24023849301310-1024x590.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2219781","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/wex-s3.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/AP24023849301310-1024x590.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2219781","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2635"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2219781"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2219781\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2219782"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2219781"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2219781"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2219781"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}