MedPage Today August 13, 2024
— From abortion to drug prices to gun control, here’s how the presidential candidates stack up
With this condensed primer, MedPage Today looks at the health policy records of Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump.
Abortion
Harris’ Stance:
- Harris supported abortion rights throughout her Senate career; preserving those rights is expected to be a central part of her campaign.
- She is believed to be the first vice president ever to visit an abortion clinic — a Planned Parenthood facility in Minnesota in March.
- Two months earlier, in Wisconsin, she kicked off her “Fight for Reproductive Freedoms” tour, highlighting the harms of extreme abortion bans.
- In July, Harris pledged that if Congress passed a law...
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