What 2020's woman candidates have to say about Alabama's abortion ban
Alabama's state Senate passed a bill on Tuesday effectively banning abortion statewide, and the women running for president in 2020 wasted no time in condemning it.
Responses to the bill, which, if signed by Gov. Kay Ivey (R), would make it a felony to perform or receive an abortion, started as simple as Sen. Amy Klobuchar's (D-Minn.) tweeted declaration that "this is wrong" and "unconstitutional." Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) pointed out that "the bill's authors want to use it to overturn Roe v. Wade," and tweeted that "we will fight this."
Spiritual author turned debate qualifier Marianne Williamson tweeted that "abortion bills appearing around the country are intended to overturn Roe v. Wade and intimidate women," but pledged that "women cannot and will not be intimidated." Sen Kamala Harris (D-Calif.), meanwhile, made sure to bring it up at a Wednesday town hall.
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Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.) took the boldest step, tweeting a string of denunciations before the Alabama Senate even passed the ban and later saying she was headed to nearby Georgia, which recently passed a "heartbeat" abortion ban of its own.
Rep. Tulsi Gabbard (D-Hawaii) hadn't responded to the bill by 11 a.m. ET.
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Kathryn is a graduate of Syracuse University, with degrees in magazine journalism and information technology, along with hours to earn another degree after working at SU's independent paper The Daily Orange. She's currently recovering from a horse addiction while living in New York City, and likes to share her extremely dry sense of humor on Twitter.
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