Vice President Harris outlines new steps to defend abortion access

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

57% : In Florida, anti-abortion advocates expect that DeSantis may call for a so-called heartbeat bill, prohibiting most abortions after six weeks.
56% : Others who spoke Sunday before Harris included national and state leaders of Planned Parenthood.
55% : The governor signed the new abortion restrictions at an Orlando-area church, flanked by women and children and cheered on by pastors, anti-abortion activists and other supporters.
51% : Tens of thousands of anti-abortion activists had gathered at the National Mall a day earlier for speeches and demonstrations, with the U.S. Capitol building in sight.
46% : Crowd reaction:'We need to turn this around': About 1,500 turn out for VP speech on abortion in Tallahassee
40% : Since the U.S. Supreme Court threw out Roe v. Wade in June, near-total bans on abortion have been implemented in 12 states, with legal challenges pending against several of these procedures.
38% : And prospects for any federal legislation further restricting abortion nationwide appears unlikely, given that any such measures emerging from the Republican-led U.S. House would face rejection in the Democratic-led U.S. Senate.
36% : Harris' decision to travel to Florida's capital to mark the 50th anniversary of abortion becoming legalized in the nation underscored both the state's place at a crossroads in deciding the future of abortion within its boundaries and also Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis' emergence as a potential rival to President Biden next year.

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