Democrat Kamala Harris is continuing her presidential campaign by focusing on the issue of abortion, a topic that has become crucial since the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, which guaranteed access to abortion. Her campaign has launched a bus tour across the country to mobilize voters on the issue at about 50 stops. On Friday, September 6, the bus held an event in Atlanta, the capital of Georgia, a key state for the elections and where access to abortion is now restricted.
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With our correspondent in Atlanta, Edward Maille
Although the Democratic candidate Kamala Harris is not present on board, other Democratic officials are representing her on this tour, which includes around fifty stops to mobilize voters on the key issue of the right to voluntary termination of pregnancy (IVG).
The expression ” reproductive freedom » sits in large letters on a blue bus parked outside the restaurant where a political rally is being held. About 100 Democrats gathered to listen to political figures, including Sen. Jon Ossoff, in a state where theabortion is forbidden after six weeks of pregnancy: Georgia.
” I have fewer rights than my mother and grandmother had. »
For Camille, 24, the current situation is unacceptable. It’s horrible to know that our rights are violated, that I have fewer rights than my mother and my grandmother ” she says angrily.
Camille came to the meeting with her father, Dave, 61. For this retired military man, the abortion issue is a lever to mobilize voters. The majority of Americans support reproductive rights. Those rights have been taken away by a minority. Maybe people who were apathetic about voting will now be motivated to do so. ” he says.
Melody Darch, 65, sees the issue as crucial. This is a pillar of our American freedom. Not being able to make decisions about our own human rights and our bodies is un-American. ” she insists.
The campaign bus will then head to North Carolina, another key state in November’s elections.
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