VP Kamala Harris raises abortion issue in Las Vegas

The other speakers included Rep. Dina Titus, D-Nev., Nevada Attorney General Aaron Ford and Assemblywoman Daniele Monroe-Moreno, who is also chair of the Nevada State Democratic Party.

Titus warned the crowd that birth control would be next. “There’s no end to it,” she said. Ford called the Supreme Court decision a regressive one that “launched this country into a legal quagmire with its attacks on the right to abortion.”

Dr. Bayo Curry-Winchell noted that Harris was visiting Las Vegas during Black Maternal Health Week, which recognizes that Black mothers have a higher maternal mortality rate than other races.

“I have experienced these inequities as a physician in our health care system, both as a patient and as a doctor,” said Curry-Winchell, who described how she almost died in the hospital before being able to hold her baby girl.

Approval at the polls

Black voters, who are more likely to be women, could play an important role in determining the outcome of the 2024 election, according to the Pew Research Center. The center’s analysis found that 92% of Black voters cast a vote for Joe Biden, while only 8% backed Trump.

As for Harris, her approval rates have declined since she was assigned to look at the influx of immigrants coming through the border, the Los Angeles Times reported. The newspaper found that 55% of voters had an unfavorable opinion of Harris as of April 9, slightly lower than Vice President Mike Pence’s net favorability at this point in their respective tenures.

Before her speech on abortion, Harris appeared at Southwest Career and Technical Academy to discuss the impact of the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act. Signed into law in 2022, the legislation institutes new gun control rules, such as the expansion of background checks.

Harris’ visit marked her fourth trip to the Silver State in 2024, and her 12th time since taking office.

She last traveled to Las Vegas in March to rally supporters in North Las Vegas. She has also recently visited Las Vegas to congratulate the Culinary Workers Union Local 226 on its new contract deals.

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