Pro-life groups strongly criticized Vice President Kamala Harris for her visit to a Planned Parenthood clinic in Minnesota on Thursday.
Harris’s visit aimed to endorse the Biden administration’s commitment to safeguarding abortion and reproductive rights. The Planned Parenthood clinic in Minneapolis marked the sixth stop on her “Fight for Reproductive Freedoms” tour.
This visit was hailed as a historic moment, being the first time a sitting U.S. vice president has visited an abortion provider.
During her appearance, Harris emphasized that Republicans pose a threat to women’s access to abortion and other reproductive health services, framing it as a “significant health crisis.”
Harris stated that conservatives on the Supreme Court had “taken away a constitutional right that had been recognized by the people of America – by the women of America.”
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“In various states across our nation, extremists have proposed and enacted laws that restrict women’s access to reproductive healthcare, and the stories are numerous,” she added. “It’s essential that people have access to the healthcare they require and that they receive it in an environment where they are treated with dignity and respect.”
Pro-life individuals expressed their disagreement with Harris’ pro-abortion message on social media.
“This is a historic ‘first,’ but in the worst possible way. Vice President Kamala Harris is receiving a private tour of a Planned Parenthood facility in Minnesota today. I suspect they’ll show her everything except an actual abortion,” Hawkins wrote.
This is a historic “first," in the worst possible way.
— Kristan Hawkins (@KristanHawkins) March 14, 2024
VP Kamala Harris is getting a private tour of a Planned Parenthood in Minnesota today. I'd bet that they'll show her everything except for an actual abortion. pic.twitter.com/rhCuqLWBGi
In another post, Hawkins urged local pro-life supporters to gather outside the clinic.
She wrote, “PRO-LIFE GEN: If you’re in or near Minneapolis, join us TODAY to demonstrate that we will NOT tolerate this wrongdoing or the endorsement and normalization of wrongdoing. Anticipated location of Kamala Harris: Planned Parenthood on Vandalia St.”
PRO-LIFE GEN: If you’re in or near Minneapolis, join us TODAY to show we are NOT going to accept this evil or the promotion and normalization of evil.
— Kristan Hawkins (@KristanHawkins) March 14, 2024
Expected location of Kamala Harris: Planned Parenthood on Vandalia St.
SHARE!!! pic.twitter.com/6UJCFO6MiZ
The official account for the National Right to Life posted, “Kamala Harris backs abortions up until birth. For any reason, even for mothers and babies in good health. It’s their stance, and it’s not unexpected that she’s visiting and applauding an unlicensed abortion facility.”
Kamala Harris supports abortions up to birth. For any reason, even for healthy mothers with healthy babies. It's who they are, and it's no surprise she's visiting and celebrating an unlicensed abortion center. #abortionhurtswomen pic.twitter.com/ppJRp4Wgdz
— National Right to Life (@nrlc) March 14, 2024
The Susan B. Anthony Pro-Life America account responded to the news, stating, “The first word that came to mind was ‘disturbing.’ There’s a clear reason why no vice president or president has ever openly visited an abortion provider before.”
“Today, VP @KamalaHarris is visiting a Planned Parenthood in Minnesota. She’s the first sitting VP to do so. Let’s remember that they profit from abortions – and they’re only ‘pro-choice’ if that choice is abortion,” the account added.
Today, VP @KamalaHarris visits a Planned Parenthood in Minnesota. She's the first sitting VP to visit an abortion facility.
— SBA Pro-Life America (@sbaprolife) March 14, 2024
Remember that they sell abortions – and they're only "pro-choice" if that choice is abortion. https://t.co/uhcpspAgow
The Dispatch senior editor John McCormack shared that the abortion clinic visited by Harris offers elective abortions up to nearly 24 weeks, or around 6 months, along with a news article about a baby born at 21 weeks.
“Kamala Harris visited a Minnesota abortion clinic today that advertises elective abortions up to 23 weeks and 5 days of pregnancy,” he wrote.
He then shared a headline from CBS News: “Alabama boy born at 21 weeks and 1 day named world’s most premature infant to survive.”
Kamala Harris campaigned today at a Minnesota abortion clinic that advertises elective abortions up to 23 weeks+5days of pregnancy.
— John McCormack (@McCormackJohn) March 14, 2024
CBS News: “Alabama boy born at 21 weeks and 1 day named world's most premature infant to survive” https://t.co/gTzr36BrI2 pic.twitter.com/BVCPjgnfkL
In a following post, McCormack stated, “While visiting an abortion clinic that terminates premature infants capable of feeling pain and surviving outside the womb, VP Harris claims she’s there because of those ‘silently suffering.'”
The socially conservative Family Research Council tweeted, “Unbelievable. Today, @VP Harris will try to convince women that to achieve the American Dream, they must sacrifice their children.
“The visit will likely showcase the smiling faces of abortion providers and a falsely pleasant environment. But it won’t show the helplessness and heartbreak each mother experiences as her child is terminated and ripped from her womb. They won’t reveal the tools used to dismember a child. They won’t show the room where the abortionist coldly assembles the baby’s body to ensure all parts are removed. Abortion is gruesome—and it has no place in the American Dream. Even a Vice President of the United States can’t hide the brutality of abortion.
“In Minnesota, there are over 90 pregnancy resource centers helping women achieve their dreams alongside their children. Kamala Harris should visit one of those and witness the difference.”
Unbelievable. Today, @VP Harris will try to tell women that if they want the American Dream, they must sacrifice their own children.
— Family Research Council (@FRCdc) March 14, 2024
The visit will undoubtedly show the smiling faces of the abortionists and a deceptively pleasant atmosphere, but they won’t show the helplessness… pic.twitter.com/bxtyAbSRsO