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    ‘We will not back down’: Vice President Harris spotlights abortion, challenges GOP in Florida speech

    WASHINGTON — In a direct challenge to Republicans, Vice President Kamala Harris traveled to Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ home turf on Sunday to proclaim the Democratic Party’s commitment to restoring abortion rights for every American. Harris intended the defiant speech in Tallahassee, where state legislators last year passed a law outlawing abortions after 15 weeks of gestation, to send an ...
    by Courtney Subramanian, Los Angeles Times Jan 22, 2023 4 minutes
    U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris in a Jan. 17, 2023, file photo in Washington, D.C..

    WASHINGTON — In a direct challenge to Republicans, Vice President Kamala Harris traveled to Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ home turf on Sunday to proclaim the Democratic Party’s commitment to restoring abortion rights for every American.

    Harris intended the defiant speech in Tallahassee, where state legislators last year passed a law outlawing abortions after 15 weeks of gestation, to send an unmistakable signal that her party is not ready to give up on access to the procedure for women in red states like Florida.

    “The right of every woman in every state in the country to make decisions about her own body is on the line,” Harris told a crowd at the Moon, a concert venue less than two miles from the state Capitol.

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