#TimWalz shuts down #ShadyVance with ‘#prowomen’ #stance on #abortion: ‘This is #basic #humanrights’

#VicePresident #KamalaHarris’ #runningmate #Minnesota #Governor Walz said that the #overturning of #RoevWade and its #impact in #redstates is a #denial of “basic human rights” for #women and those with #uteruses to practice #bodilyautonomy at a fundamental level.

https://www.thepinknews.com/2024/10/02/tim-walz-jd-vance-debate/

#HakeemJeffries on #Winning the #House and #Defending #Democracy Against Another #January6th style #Insurrection.

The #difference between a #smooth #presidential #transition and a #calamitous #repeat of 2021 might come down to who holds the #gavel. And while #MikeJohnson himself might seem #tame, his #commitment to #overturning a potential #Trump #loss could be quite the opposite.

https://www.vanityfair.com/news/story/hakeem-jeffries-mike-johnson-house-january-6

Democrats must make #overturning #Dobbs a central part of their party platform. Starting in 1976, Republicans included language about ending constitutional protection for abortion in their platforms every four years.

Reproductive rights and justice have only recently become central to the Democratic Party platform; for the 2024 election and beyond, the platform should also foreground expanding access within the Dobbs framework and jettisoning Dobbs itself