At a Thursday night gala for an anti-abortion group, former Vice President Mike Pence took aim at Vice President Kamala Harris after comments she made two nights earlier at a pro-choice group’s annual gala.
“I say that with the lives of 62 million unborn boys and girls who have ended up in abortion since 1973, generations of mothers must endure heartbreaking and loss that can last a lifetime: Madame Vice President, how dare I you† Pence told anti-abortion activists at the annual gala for Carolina Pregnancy Center in Spartanburg, SC
On Tuesday, Harris spoke at the gala in Washington for EMILY’s List, where she sharply criticized Republicans and conservative Supreme Court justices after it was revealed that the Supreme Court was about to overthrow Roe. v. Wade.
“Women in nearly half the country could see their access to abortion severely restricted,” Harris said of the upcoming decision. “In 13 of those states, women would lose access to abortion immediately and outright. Those Republican leaders trying to weaponize the use of the law against women, well, we say, ‘How dare they! How dare they tell a woman what she can and cannot do with her own body! How dare they!'”
Democrats and Republicans have drawn their battle lines this week, after a stunning scoop by Politico unveiled a draft advisory that the Supreme Court was about to overturn Roe v. Wade, likely ending federal protections for abortion rights and bringing the issue to the states. kicked.
Pence, a staunch anti-abortion politician, headlined Thursday’s gala, while Harris, who is equally pro-abortion rights, took top bill in Tuesday’s fundraiser. Neither Pence nor Harris have announced that they will run for president in 2024 or beyond, but both are seen as likely candidates if their respective former running mates decide to opt out.
