Chief Healthcare Executive September 11, 2024
Ron Southwick

The vice president and former president engaged in heated exchanges over abortion and the Affordable Care Act during their debate in Philadelphia.

When Kamala Harris and Donald Trump met in their first presidential debate Tuesday night, they clashed over healthcare and abortion rights.

The vice president and former president squared off at the National Constitution Center in Philadelphia. They went at it for several minutes over abortion, and Harris also talked about the difficulties doctors have in performing emergency care.

They also had heated exchanges over the Affordable Care Act and the COVID-19 pandemic.

There was some discussion of healthcare in Trump’s debate with President Biden in June, but those issues took a backseat to Biden’s disastrous performance during the...

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