{"id":2329915,"date":"2024-08-23T10:19:01","date_gmt":"2024-08-23T14:19:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/everything-harris-said-about-abortion-at-the-dnc-was-a-lie\/"},"modified":"2024-08-23T10:25:11","modified_gmt":"2024-08-23T14:25:11","slug":"everything-harris-said-about-abortion-at-the-dnc-was-a-lie","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/everything-harris-said-about-abortion-at-the-dnc-was-a-lie\/","title":{"rendered":"Everything Harris Said About Abortion At The DNC Was A Lie"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/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%2Feverything-harris-said-about-abortion-at-the-dnc-was-a-lie%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=2329915&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>In her recent \u2063speech at the Democratic National Convention, Vice President Kamala Harris criticized former President Donald Trump and \u200bthe Republican Party, \u2062accusing them of holding extremist views on \u2062abortion that are out of touch with the general public. She advocated for unrestricted access to abortion \u200bthroughout all nine months of pregnancy\u2064 and pledged to sign legislation that \u200cwould\u2062 secure reproductive rights if elected president. Harris confronted misconceptions surrounding pro-life laws, asserting they endanger women&#8217;s\u200c healthcare.\u200b She also launched attacks against Trump, claiming he would restrict birth control and workforce access while erroneously \u2064asserting he supports a national abortion ban. \u200bHarris&#8217;s claims have drawn scrutiny for lacking\u200d factual support,\u200c especially concerning the GOP&#8217;s actual stance on issues like in vitro fertilization and the management of abortion-related complications. While her remarks targeted \u200cTrump&#8217;s policies, \u2064responses from him and his \u2062campaign have emphasized a commitment to state-led decisions on abortion rather than federal mandates. Harris&#8217;s assertions and their reception highlight ongoing tensions and differing \u200cnarratives surrounding reproductive rights in \u2064the current political\u2063 landscape.  <\/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>In an attempt to cover up <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2024\/07\/23\/no-matter-how-hard-she-tries-kamala-harris-cant-hide-her-history-of-abortion-extremism\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">her own abortion extremism<\/a>, Vice President Kamala Harris laced her Democratic National Convention speech with lies accusing former President Donald Trump and Republicans of being radicals whose views are out of line with most of the country.<\/p>\n<p>Harris reaffirmed from the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=61HY9atD2H4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">stage in Chicago on Thursday night<\/a> that she believes anyone should be allowed to end their baby&rsquo;s life through all nine months of pregnancy for any reason. <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2023\/07\/14\/associated-press-poll-is-corporate-medias-latest-language-twisting-exercise-in-advancing-abortion-extremism\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Most Americans<\/a>&nbsp;oppose Democrats&rsquo; unlimited abortion agenda, but that didn&rsquo;t stop Harris from pretending Americans desire the death and danger that comes with her plan to pass legislation that would codify baby-killing until birth.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;And when Congress passes a bill to restore reproductive freedom, as President of the United States, I will proudly sign it into law,&rdquo; Harris declared<\/p>\n<figure>\n<p><span><\/p>\n<blockquote data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">As Kamala Harris pledged to unleash abortions across the country, the official DNC feed really cut to a baby in the crowd. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/TDjuna2dgR\">pic.twitter.com\/TDjuna2dgR<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Brent Scher (@BrentScher) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BrentScher\/status\/1826823577863082445?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 23, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><\/span> <\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Harris&rsquo; first lie was claiming that a national law greenlighting widespread abortion would &ldquo;restore reproductive freedom&rdquo; instead of accurately noting that it would subject thousands of babies and women, nearly<a href=\"https:\/\/lozierinstitute.org\/hidden-epidemic-nearly-70-of-abortions-are-coerced-unwanted-or-inconsistent-with-womens-preferences\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"> 70 percent of whom felt their abortions<\/a> were forced, unwanted, or contradicted their views, to harm.<\/p>\n<p>Ever since the Supreme Court&rsquo;s <em>Dobbs v. Jackson <\/em>decision, Democrats have <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2022\/06\/29\/no-dobbs-doesnt-stop-doctors-from-treating-ectopic-pregnancies-or-miscarriages\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">falsely claimed<\/a> that doctors are no longer permitted to treat ectopic pregnancies or miscarriages. Harris specifically told her DNC audience on Thursday, however, that the lifesaving laws&nbsp;designed to protect <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2023\/10\/04\/two-years-later-the-texas-heartbeat-act-has-saved-thousands-of-lives\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">thousands of innocents<\/a> every year from <a href=\"https:\/\/lozierinstitute.org\/fact-sheet-reasons-for-abortion\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">elective abortions<\/a> prevent women suffering from spontaneous pregnancy loss or complications from receiving the care they need. <\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I&rsquo;ll tell you over the past two years I&rsquo;ve traveled across our country and women have told me their stories husbands and fathers have shared their stories of women miscarrying in a parking lot, developing sepsis, losing the ability to ever again have children all because doctors are afraid they may go to jail for caring for their patients,&rdquo; Harris claimed.<\/p>\n<p>There is a clear legal distinction between an induced abortion, which deliberately intends to end the life of the baby, and the medically classified &ldquo;spontaneous abortions&rdquo; such as an ectopic pregnancy, miscarriage, or early delivery with the intent of saving the baby and mother.<\/p>\n<p>States that limit when life in the womb can be ended do not criminalize treatments for spontaneous loss or complications. In fact, every <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/by-hiring-cbs-reporter-kate-smith-planned-parenthood-brings-propaganda-production-in-house\/\" title=\"By Hiring CBS Reporter Kate Smith, Planned Parenthood Brings Propaganda Production In-House\">single pro-life law<\/a> on the books now contains exceptions for abortion when it is deemed necessary to save the life of a pregnant woman.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Harris&rsquo; lies, however, did not stop there. Instead, she pivoted to attacking Trump.<\/p>\n<p>In just 45 seconds, Harris falsely accused her challenger of trying to &ldquo;limit access to birth control,&rdquo; ban the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.guttmacher.org\/2024\/03\/medication-abortion-accounted-63-all-us-abortions-2023-increase-53-2020\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">most popular<\/a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/lozierinstitute.org\/abortion-drug-facts\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">dangerous<\/a>&nbsp;abortifacient drug regime on the market, &ldquo;enact a nationwide abortion ban with or without Congress,&rdquo; name &ldquo;a national anti-abortion coordinator,&rdquo; and &ldquo;force states to report on women&rsquo;s miscarriages and abortions.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Not one word of that spiel is true.<\/p>\n<figure>\n<p><span><\/p>\n<blockquote data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<div lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\n<p>Donald Trump and his allies would limit access to birth control, ban medication abortion, and enact a nationwide abortion ban.<\/p>\n<p>Simply put, they are out of their minds. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/l2uxAI75of\">pic.twitter.com\/l2uxAI75of<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>&mdash; Kamala Harris (@KamalaHarris) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/KamalaHarris\/status\/1826851447071178896?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 23, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><\/span> <\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Trump&rsquo;s&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/truthsocial.com\/@realDonaldTrump\/112235238031827342\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">2024 abortion platform<\/a>&nbsp;explicitly states decisions about ending life in the womb should be left &ldquo;up to the states.&rdquo; <\/p>\n<p>For months now, the GOP presidential nominee swore&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2024\/04\/10\/politics\/trump-says-he-wouldnt-sign-federal-abortion-ban\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">he would not <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/tracking-kamalas-biggest-and-baddest-lies-20-and-counting\/\" title=\"Tracking Kamala\u2019s Biggest And Baddest Lies: 20 And Counting\">sign federal legislation curbing abortion<\/a><\/a>. His running mate Sen. J.D. Vance, similarly <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2024\/07\/08\/top-gopers-surrender-on-abortion-leaves-their-pro-life-voters-women-and-babies-out-to-dry\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">claimed<\/a> the pill <a href=\"https:\/\/lozierinstitute.org\/public-health-threat-chemical-abortion-leads-to-significantly-higher-rate-of-er-visits\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">responsible<\/a>&nbsp;for a&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2023\/04\/07\/federal-judge-says-fda-wrongfully-approved-abortion-pill\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">500 percent increase<\/a>&nbsp;in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/women-misrepresenting-chemical-abortions-as-miscarriages-at-increased-risk-of-multiple-hospitalizations-study-finds\/\" title=\"Women Misrepresenting Chemical Abortions As Miscarriages At Increased Risk Of Multiple Hospitalizations, Study Finds\">abortion-related emergency room visits<\/a> should remain legal and &ldquo;accessible.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Contrary to Harris&rsquo; assertions, the former president has not made crowning a national pro-life coordinator a hallmark of his campaign. Nor has he demanded better abortion reporting, despite the lack of baby-killing data from radical states like&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/mmwr\/volumes\/72\/ss\/ss7209a1.htm?s_cid=ss7209a1_w\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">California, Maryland, New Hampshire, and New Jersey<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Harris tried to pretend that Trump is to blame if a family gets &ldquo;cut off in the middle of IVF treatments children&rdquo; but Trump has openly <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2024\/04\/08\/trumps-mixed-messaging-on-abortion-and-ivf-plays-right-into-democrats-electoral-strategy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">touted in vitro fertilization<\/a>, even though it is marred with ethical and moral pitfalls, as a procedure that Republicans and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/sen-hawley-says-biden-abortion-policies-are-an-insult\/\" title=\"Sen. Hawley says Biden abortion policies are an insult\">pro-life conservatives<\/a> should promote.<\/p>\n<p>Trump confirmed his positions on abortion, birth control, and IVF again in a post to Truth Social during Harris&rsquo; speech on Thursday night.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I do not limit access to birth control or I.V.F. &ndash; THAT IS A LIE, these are all false stories that she&rsquo;s making up, that I&rsquo;ve never even heard of. It&rsquo;s just words coming out of her mouth,&rdquo; Trump <a href=\"https:\/\/truthsocial.com\/@realDonaldTrump\/posts\/113009103940625194\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">wrote<\/a>.<\/p>\n<figure><\/figure>\n<p>Harris&rsquo; litany of lies was well-deserving of a fact-check, but many of the major media outlets that pride themselves on nitpicking everything Trump says, including <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2024\/08\/22\/politics\/video\/abortion-trust-women-kamala-harris-speech-dnc-chicago-digvid\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">CNN<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.msnbc.com\/msnbc\/watch\/harris-says-trump-vance-out-of-their-minds-for-trying-to-ban-abortion-217818181728\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">MSNBC<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/now\/video\/harris-says-trump-vance-out-of-their-minds-for-trying-to-ban-abortion-217817669510\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">NBC<\/a>, CBS and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mediaite.com\/tv\/they-are-out-of-their-minds-harris-hammers-trump-and-republicans-over-abortion-bans\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Mediaite<\/a>, chose to elevate and celebrate Harris&rsquo; deception-riddled abortion rhetoric instead.<\/p>\n<div>\n<figure><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<figure><\/figure>\n<figure><\/figure>\n<figure>\n<p><span><\/p>\n<blockquote data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">CBS&#8217;s Norah O&#8217;Donnell marvels in awe at how much Kamala Harris talked about abortion: &#8220;I can&#8217;t remember hearing a major party candidate for president&hellip;talk about access to birth control, medication abortion, sepsis that women face, women&#8217;s health, children&#8217;s health care&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/9QvIYuogRq\">pic.twitter.com\/9QvIYuogRq<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Curtis Houck (@CurtisHouck) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CurtisHouck\/status\/1826827167398859012?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 23, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><\/span> <\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<p>The few corporate media outlets that did bother to &ldquo;fact-check&rdquo; Harris&rsquo; speech downplayed her falsehoods. CNN specifically suggested that Harris&rsquo; incredibly inaccurate accusations about Trump&rsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/why-is-sba-pro-life-mia-in-the-fight-against-biden-pentagons-radical-abortion-support\/\" title=\"Where is SBA Pro-Life in opposing Biden Pentagon&#039;s extreme abortion support?\">pro-life track record<\/a> merely <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2024\/08\/23\/politics\/video\/kamala-harris-dnc-chicago-daniel-dale-fact-check-digvid\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">&ldquo;left out some important context.&rdquo;<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;There weren&rsquo;t a lot of fact-checkable claims tonight period,&rdquo; CNN&rsquo;s Daniel Dale <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2024\/08\/23\/politics\/video\/kamala-harris-dnc-chicago-daniel-dale-fact-check-digvid\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">told<\/a> Jake Tapper during his on-air analysis of Harris&rsquo; speech.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<p>      Jordan Boyd is a staff writer at The Federalist and producer of The Federalist Radio Hour. Her work has also been featured in The Daily Wire, Fox News, and RealClearPolitics. Jordan graduated from Baylor University where she majored in political science and minored in journalism. Follow her on X @jordanboydtx.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In an effort to mask her own extreme views on abortion, Vice President Kamala Harris filled her speech at the Democratic National Convention with falsehoods, claiming that former President Donald Trump and Republicans hold radical beliefs that are out of touch with the majority of Americans. During her address in Chicago on Thursday night, Harris reiterated her stance that individuals should have the right to terminate a pregnancy for any reason up until birth. While most Americans oppose the Democrats&#8217; unrestricted abortion policies, Harris continued to suggest that there is widespread support for her agenda to legislate access to abortion throughout pregnancy.<\/p>\n<p>Harris asserted, &#8220;When Congress passes a bill to restore reproductive freedom, as President of the United States, I will proudly sign it into law.&#8221; As she made this promise about expanding access to abortions nationwide, an official DNC feed even captured a baby in attendance.<\/p>\n<p>One of Harris&#8217;s misleading claims was that a national law permitting broad access to abortion would &#8220;restore reproductive freedom,&#8221; rather than acknowledging it would put countless babies and women\u2014many of whom felt pressured into their decisions\u2014at risk. Since the Supreme Court&#8217;s Dobbs v. Jackson ruling, Democrats have incorrectly stated that doctors can no longer treat ectopic pregnancies or miscarriages. However, during her speech on Thursday night, Harris claimed lifesaving laws meant to protect innocent lives from elective abortions hinder women suffering from complications or spontaneous pregnancy loss from receiving necessary care.<\/p>\n<p>She recounted stories from women across the country who faced dire situations due to doctors&#8217; fears of legal repercussions for providing care during emergencies related to pregnancy loss. Yet there is a clear legal distinction between induced abortions and medically classified spontaneous losses like ectopic pregnancies or miscarriages aimed at saving both mother and child.<\/p>\n<p>States with restrictions on when life can be terminated do not criminalize treatments for these medical emergencies; all current pro-life laws include exceptions when necessary for protecting a pregnant woman&#8217;s life.<\/p>\n<p>Harris then shifted focus onto Trump within just 45 seconds by falsely accusing him of trying to restrict birth control access and ban popular abortifacient drugs while also suggesting he aims for a nationwide abortion ban without congressional approval. None of these accusations are true; Trump&#8217;s 2024 platform explicitly states decisions regarding ending pregnancies should be left &#8220;up to the states,&#8221; and he has consistently promised not to endorse federal legislation limiting abortion rights.<\/p>\n<p>Moreover, his running mate has argued against banning medication responsible for significant increases in emergency room visits related to abortions. Contrary contrarying Harris\u2019s claims about Trump wanting stricter reporting requirements regarding miscarriages or abortions\u2014a point he has never emphasized\u2014he has openly supported in vitro fertilization despite its ethical complexities.<\/p>\n<p>During Harris&#8217;s speech on Thursday night, Trump reaffirmed his positions via Truth Social: \u201cI do not limit access&#8230; THAT IS A LIE,\u201d calling out what he described as false narratives created by Harris.<\/p>\n<p>While many major media outlets typically scrutinize Trump&#8217;s statements closely\u2014including CNN and MSNBC\u2014they chose instead either not fact-check or downplay inaccuracies in Harris\u2019s remarks about him during this event. Some outlets suggested she merely omitted important context rather than addressing outright falsehoods present in her claims<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":490,"featured_media":2329916,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Screenshot-2024-08-23-at-6.37.13%E2%80%AFAM-e1724413240384-1024x576.png","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[7380,4310,7705,4021,5894],"class_list":["post-2329915","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-misinformation","tag-abortion","tag-dnc","tag-harris","tag-politics"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Screenshot-2024-08-23-at-6.37.13%E2%80%AFAM-e1724413240384-1024x576.png","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2329915","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\/490"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2329915"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2329915\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2329916"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2329915"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2329915"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2329915"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}