Trump didn't care, and because of his abortion bans, I had to flee my home, Cox said during the DNC's delegate roll call on Tuesday. There's nothing pro-family about abortion bans. There's nothing pro-life about letting women suffer and even die.
We've already seen in multiple states how when reproductive rights is on the ballot, it has become an extremely important mobilizing force in individual states, Smikle says.
Reproductive-rights organizations have also capitalized on the attention on the convention this week. On Monday and Tuesday, Planned Parenthood Great Rivers ran a mobile health clinic that offered free vasectomies, medication abortion, and emergency contraception just blocks away from the convention.
Several women have shared personal stories of how they have been affected by state abortion restrictions, including Kate Cox, who had to leave her home state of Texas to receive an abortion after doctors said her fetus had a fatal condition.
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