The global star, who was joined on stage by her mother Tina Knowles and former bandmate Kelly Rowland, went on to say that she is participating not as a celebrity or a politician but as a mother who cares deeply about a world where “we have freedom and control over our bodies, a world where we are not divided”.
When Kamala Harris made her entrance moments later to the cheers of the fans, she continued on the same theme.
To all of you watching from another state: If you think you don’t have to worry about Trump’s abortion ban because you live in Michigan, Pennsylvania, Nevada, New York, California, or anywhere else where voters or legislators have protected the reproductive rights, listen up: No one is safe, Harris said.
The abortion issue, which is deeply contested in the United States, is one of the cornerstones of Harris’ campaign to attract voters. Since the Supreme Court in 2022 overturned the legal case Roe v. Wade, which established that free abortion is part of the constitutionally protected right to privacy, the issue has been sent back to the states, which in several cases responded with restrictions on abortion rights.