You can count on Harris to mention oral arguments in the Supreme Court case. You can also count on Harris to talk about why reproductive rights are so important in North Carolina — and not just because it’s a key swing state for the 2024 presidential election.
From my article about today’s event:
Reproductive rights have been heavily contested in North Carolina, as they have been across the country, since the Supreme Court in 2022 overturned Roe v. Wade, the 1973 decision that had made access to abortion a federal right. A new state law, enacted after Republicans in the legislature overrode [Democratic Gov. Roy] Cooper’s veto, has introduced a series of restrictions and bans the procedure under most circumstances after 12 weeks of pregnancy.
In November, abortion rights advocates in the state hope to make gains in the legislature and, no less important, to defeat GOP gubernatorial nominee Mark Robinson, an outspoken right-wing politician who has called abortion a “scourge” and said he wants to push the limit on abortion to six weeks.