Kentucky abortion rights advocate Hadley Duvall leads Harris campaign blitz in Michigan

(Michigan Advance) As Vice President Kamala Harris, the presumed Democratic presidential nominee, hits her second week on the campaign trail, her message has been consistent: Even in states with protections like Michigan, the right to abortion and other reproductive health care are not safe under a second Donald Trump presidency.

President Joe Biden’s campaign, of which Harris inherited once the president dropped out of the race this month, ran advertisements platforming people from around the United States who have been impacted by abortion bans in some way. Hadley Duvall, a 22-year-old from Kentucky, recounted her experience in an ad earlier this month and at a Lansing press conference Tuesday.

Duvall said her stepfather sexually abused her as a child, and she became pregnant at 12 years old.

“I’m 22, and I’m a first-generation college graduate,” Duvall said. “I’m living a life that I used to pray for. I’m now able to use my voice and advocate for our rights, and that’s what Roe used to give people in my situation: the opportunity to take your power back, a choice.” ................(more)

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