Vice President Kamala Harris responded to a question on Friday about whether there is room for a compromise regarding abortion restrictions by saying that most people do n’t believe that the government should be telling women what to do in an interview with Wisconsin’s WTMJ program “Spanning the State.”
Host Kristin Brey asked, [relevant exchange begins around 3:55] “[ B]eyond a national [ban ] — and there [are ] these polarizing terms that are sometimes used when the different camps talk about abortion, is there, at a federal level, talk of or openness to compromise to abortion access, and if so, what is it? ”
In response, Harris responded,” Here’s what I’m finding, and I’ve been traveling the country,… I’ve done over 80 activities on this topic in red states and blue states, and here’s one of the things I’m finding as we continue to highlight the damage and the absurd nature of what some states are doing. One, that most people may believe that government should not be telling her what to do, right? She may make that decision if she chooses with her priest, her priest, her priest, her sheikh, but it should not be the state telling her what to do. Second, I think that most people have empathy, and based on the research I have done over the years, many people who otherwise have strong opinions about this issue are sitting back and saying, but I did n’t intend that this kind of harm would happen to people, right? And it does n’t require them to alter their views regarding the subject for themselves or even their families, but I believe that people are actually being affected by the horror stories. ”
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