-- Shares Facebook Twitter Reddit Email Vice President Kamala Harris isn’t afraid to talk about and say the word “abortion.” Unlike President Joe Biden, whose lack of use of the word has spurred news articles about the topic and websites tracking it , Harris has been notably more frank in her discourse about abortion (a detail that anti-abortion advocates have recently called out ). The Vice President’s candid use of the word abortion, and way in which she articulates what’s at stake, is a welcome change, pro-abortion advocates say.
In fact, it could be exactly what’s needed to energize voters who have felt hopeless in a post-Roe world. Related When "abortion travel" becomes a nightmare: A tale of no good choices “Kamala Harris is leading the most unapologetic campaign on abortion rights in history, and she's consistently been a leader in ensuring that abortion remains a central issue in this campaign,” Emily Martin, the chief program officer of National Women's Law Center Action Fund, told Salon. “And that's not only a winning strategy we've seen since the Dobbs decision, but it's also essential to destigmatizing this essential care.
” There have been several public efforts over the years to destigmatize abortion, including the the Shout Your Abortion and the Abortion Out Loud campaigns. Yet there are many ways in which abortion stigma continues to persist in our culture. As outlined by the Guttmacher Institute , many women follow the “implicit rule of s.