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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
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Carter Sherman

Biggest US abortion rights groups back Kamala Harris as effective messenger

a woman speaks into a microphone next to a sign that says 'restore Roe'
Kamala Harris speaks about abortion in Manassas, Virginia, on 23 January 2024. Photograph: Saul Loeb/AFP/Getty Images

The biggest abortion rights groups in US politics are lining up behind Kamala Harris’s bid for president, a show of faith in a politician who has already become the face of the White House’s fight over abortion rights – which is not only one of the election’s biggest issues but one of the few where Democrats have the advantage.

Within hours of Joe Biden’s stunning announcement on Sunday that he would drop out of the presidential race and endorse the vice-president, Emilys List, which champions Democratic women who support abortion rights, and Reproductive Freedom for All, which advocates for abortion access and was previously known as Naral Pro-Choice America, officially endorsed Harris. Emilys List plans to pour at least $20m into the race in support of Harris.

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