RICHMOND, VIRGINIA – Bodily autonomy is on the ballot this November, Congresswoman Jennifer McClellan said Wednesday, addressing a couple dozen women in Connie McGowan’s House of Photography at Stoney Point Fashion Park.
“One out of three woman in this country live in a state that has an abortion ban or extreme restrictions,” McClellan, D-Richmond, who led Wednesday’s discussion, said.
Women in the audience shared stories of their experiences with reproductive health care and what the lack of access could mean for them, their children and grandchildren. They discussed what could happen to access to reproductive health care in Virginia and across the country, should Democrats lose the General Election. They listened to McClellan and panelists – Tara Gibson, executive director of Roe Your Vote Virginia and Emily Moore – as they shared their own experiences with reproductive health care.
McClellan, a surrogate for Vice President Kamala Harris, led the town hall as a part of the Harris for President campaign’s Fight for Reproductive Freedom Week of Action. The Richmond event was one of about 16 other round tables, press conferences and rallies that took place in battleground states over the course of the week.