‘They’ve turned the clock to the 1800s’, said the US vice-president as she excoriated ex-president as ‘architect of healthcare crisis’Kamala Harris pinned the blame for Arizona’s abortion ban squarely on Donald Trump, who she described as the “architect of this healthcare crisis” in a speech at a campaign event in Tucson on Friday.earlier this week that a civil war-era law banning abortion in the state with almost no exceptions is now enforceable.
The ban was made possible by Trump, Harris argued, who had said he is “proudly” responsible for the supreme courtdid this. During his campaign in 2016, Donald Trump said women should be punished for seeking an abortion,” she said. The law in Arizona, which predates its statehood, does not provide exceptions for rape or incest and abortions are permitted only if the mother’s life is at risk., has argued Arizona’s court went too far: “That’ll be straightened out, and as you know, it’s all about states’ rights.”
Support for abortion in the US has been at record highs. Arizona’s Republican lawmakers, with their sudden changes of heart, seem to be aware that the state’s drastic ban is deeply unpopular among voters and could have repercussions in November.Our US morning briefing breaks down the key stories of the day, telling you what’s happening and why it mattersthe court’s decision was Republican state representative Matt Gress. “This decision cannot stand,” said Gress.