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Sophia Bush, Kamala Harris and ASU succeed on abortion rights on campus
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Sophia Bush, Kamala Harris and ASU succeed on abortion rights on campus

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The day before the polls closed in Arizona, actress Sophia Bush told college students they had the power to “repeal extreme abortion bans” by voting for Vice President Kamala Harris.

“One Tree Hill” star attended Senator Mark KellySenate hopeful Ruben Gallego and other Democrats to campaign on Harris’ behalf Arizona State University campus in Tempe.

“Are you ready to take your future into your own hands?” asked Bush. “Are you ready to lift extreme abortion bans and restore your freedom?”

Harris and Trump are in a tight battle for the White House in Arizona, a swing state that received 11 delegate votes Tuesday night. Opinion polls show Trump with narrow lead.

Abortion rights are at the forefront Polls show that for voters in Arizona and across the country, the Harris campaign is highlighting the issue with its “Fight for Reproductive Freedom” bus tour this fall. Arizona voters will also decide on a ballot measure on whether to enshrine abortion rights in the state constitution.

Kelly took aim at Trump’s abortion record during his speech.

“Remember what he said about women’s reproductive rights. He thinks women should be punished. Kelly said doctors should be jailed. “We vote accordingly.”

Following the dismissal of the landmark abortion case, Arizona, Roe vs. Against Wade, he briefly revived a nearly complete abortion ban that dates back to 1864, nearly 50 years before Arizona officially became a state. Lawmakers quickly repealed the law.

Abortion is legal in Arizona until the 15th week of pregnancy. Harris said she supports suspending the Senate filibuster to pass federal protections for abortion that existed under Roe, making abortion legal until the viability of the fetus, which is usually 24 to 28 weeks.

According to Trump, abortion laws should be left to the states. Trump, Roe vs. That’s where the issue now stands, after appointing several conservative justices to the Supreme Court who voted to reject Wade.

In some states, including Iowa and Florida, lawmakers have signed into law new laws banning most abortions at six weeks, before many women know they are pregnant.

Trump recently said he would veto a national abortion ban if anyone came to his desk as president.

Others who spoke to an outdoor crowd of Arizona State University students Monday afternoon included former Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, D-Ariz. and former U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Susan Rice.

In an interview after the event, Bush said he was disappointed by the gender gap between men and women who supported Trump and Harris. Arizona pollster’s latest poll HighGround Public Relations It found a nearly 10 percentage point difference between men and women planning to vote for vice president.

“If you want to be a man with a family, don’t you care about the person you want to have a family with? If you want to be a provider like the classic American Dream, don’t you think billionaires should pay their fair share of taxes so your family doesn’t go broke trying to buy your first home? Like, I don’t understand why one side would demonize anyone who’s not old, not rich — and when I talk rich, I talk like super rich, like a billionaire,” Bush said. “So does anyone think they’re defending us?”

Jefferson McGough, a 22-year-old civil engineering student, said reproductive rights, preventing democratic backsliding and transportation access are among his top issues this election season. He had already voted for Harris, but noted that some of his friends on campus shared different political views.

McGough said the Harris campaign has done a good job of supporting abortion rights.

“It’s important for women all over the country and it’s very popular in terms of choice. They talk about it a lot, they emphasize it, and I think that’s a good thing,” McGough said.