Vice President Kamala Harris on Thursday became the highest-ranking U.S. official ever to visit an abortion clinic.
“I'm here at this health care clinic to uplift the work that is happening in Minnesota as an example of what true leadership looks like, which is to understand it is only right and fair that people have access to the health care they need and that they have access to health care in an environment where they are treated with dignity and respect,” Harris said at a Planned Parenthood clinic in Minnesota.
The vice president emphasized that Planned Parenthood clinics offer a wide array of reproductive health services beyond providing abortions.
“Please do understand that when we talk about a clinic such as this, it is absolutely about health care and reproductive health care,” Harris said. “Everyone get ready for the language: uterus — that part of the body needs a lot of medical care from time to time. Issues like fibroids — we can handle this. Breast cancer screenings, contraceptive care — that is the kind of work that happens here, in addition of course to abortion care.”
