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Barbara Rodriguez
State Politics and Voting Reporter
The 19th
DES MOINES, Iowa — Vice President Kamala Harris traveled to Iowa’s capital city Friday to defend abortion access, her second such visit to the ruby-red state this year. The political significance was palpable.
Friday marked exactly two weeks since the state’s Republican governor signed into law a six-week abortion ban that was quickly put on legal hold. Harris’ visit also fell on the same day that the major Republican candidates for president — many of whom support more abortion restrictions — were scheduled to speak at a party fundraiser just a few miles away.
Jennifer Palmieri, a former Democratic communications director, highlighted how abortion restrictions were shaping Iowa as she interviewed Harris from an auditorium stage at Drake University.
“Why did you want to be here today?” Palmieri asked. “What did you want to tell Iowa today?”
