Arizona: Vice President Kamala Harris in a rally in Phoenix criticized former President Donald Trump over his statement about protecting women, stating that he doesn’t believe in their right to make decisions about their own bodies. She further argued that Trump showed lack of respect for women’s freedom and intelligence to make decisions, especially when it comes to their own health and wellbeing.
This criticism comes after Trump, during a campaign at Wisconsin, showed his intent to “protect” women, stating, “I want to protect the people. I want to protect the women of our country. I want to protect women… I’m going to do it whether the women like it or not,” as cited by The Washington Post.
Harris further highlighted Trump’s stance on “protecting women” in a post on X (formerly Twitter), where she wrote, “Did you hear what Donald Trump said yesterday? That he will do what he wants, whether the women like it or not.”
Did you hear what Donald Trump said yesterday? That he will do what he wants, “whether the women like it or not.”
Listen to people when they tell you who they are. pic.twitter.com/RFlWizjJ7c
— Kamala Harris (@KamalaHarris) October 31, 2024
During the rally, Harris also spoke about Roe v. Wade said, “And remember how we got here. Donald Trump hand selected three members of the US Supreme Court with the intention that they would undo the protections of Roe v. Wade and they did as he intended. Now in America, one in three women lives in a state with the Trump abortion ban… And Donald Trump is not done. Did everyone hear what he said yesterday? That he will do what he wants whether the women like it or not.”
“He does not believe that women should have agency and authority to make decisions about their own bodies. This is the same man who said that women should be punished for their choices. He simply does not respect the freedom of women or the intelligence of women to know what’s in their own best interest and make decisions accordingly but we trust women,” she further continued.
Harris also raised concerns that if Trump is re-elected, he could push for extreme measures, such as banning abortion nationwide, restricting access to birth control, threatening fertility treatments like IVF, and even forcing states to monitor women’s pregnancies. She concluded stating, “If he was elected, he has been pretty clear in his behaviour and his deeds, he will ban abortion nationwide. He will restrict access to birth control, put IVF treatments at risk and force states to monitor women’s pregnancies.”
(With ANI inputs)
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