WATCH: Harris denounces ‘Trump abortion bans,’ supports restoring Roe v. Wade

Vice President Kamala Harris accused former President Donald Trump of intentionally nominating three current Supreme Court justices because they would use the bench to undo Roe v. Wade, which protected a woman’s constitutional right to abortion. In the wake of Roe v. Wade being overturned, Harris said that “Trump abortion bans,” with “no exception even for rape and incest,” were enacted in over 20 states.
“I have talked with women around our country. You want to talk about, this is what people wanted?” Harris said. “Pregnant women who want to carry a pregnancy to term suffering from a miscarriage being denied care in an emergency room because the health care providers are afraid they might go to jail, and she’s bleeding out in a car in the parking lot? She didn’t want that. Her husband didn’t want that. A 12- or 13-year-old survivor of incest, being forced to carry a pregnancy to term? They don’t want that.”
Harris then pledged that if Congress were to pass a bill reinstating Roe v. Wade, she would “proudly” sign it into law as president. She claimed that “if Donald Trump were to be reelected, he will sign a national abortion ban.”
“One does not have to abandon their faith or deeply held beliefs to agree the government and Donald Trump certainly should not be telling a woman what to do with her body,” Harris said.
Harris and Trump met for their first and possibly only debate on Sept. 10, hosted by ABC in Philadelphia. Harris replaced President Joe Biden as the Democratic presidential nominee this summer after Biden gave a troubling debate performance in June, increasing calls for him to drop out of the race.
According to the latest PBS News/NPR/Marist poll, more than two-thirds of Americans say they will watch all or most of the debate. While many voters have already made up their minds, 14 percent of Americans say the debate will have a great impact on which candidate they choose.