Where do Kamala Harris and Tim Walz stand on abortion?
The IndependentSign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Here’s where Harris and her running mate, Minnesota Governor Tim Walz, stand on the issue of reproductive rights. Kamala Harris The vice president is backing legislation that would protect reproductive rights across the US as Roe v Wade did before the 1973 Supreme Court ruling was overturned in summer 2022. Vice President and Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris speaks as her running mate Minnesota Governor Tim Walz looks on during a campaign bus tour in Rochester, Pennsylvania, on August 18. “If there are those who dare to take the freedom to make such a fundamental decision for an individual, which is about one’s own body, what other freedoms could be on the table for the taking?” Tim Walz The Minnesota governor has expanded reproductive rights in his state, signing a law that codifies abortion rights and other kinds of reproductive healthcare following the overturning of Roe.