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Vice President Kamala Harris in Chicago to discuss women's reproductive health

Vice President Kamala Harris talks abortion rights during Chicago visit
Vice President Kamala Harris talks abortion rights during Chicago visit 00:36

CHICAGO (CBS) – U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris visited Chicago on Friday.

She was joined by Mayor Lori Lightfoot and Gov. JB Pritzker for a roundtable discussion on women's health.

Their focus was fighting for reproductive rights after the Supreme Court struck down Roe v. Wade.

"We are in the wake of that decision facing a health care crisis in America," Harris said. "That requires us all to speak up and do all we can to ensure that we will fight to protect a woman's right to make decisions about her own body."

The vice president went on to stress the importance of the upcoming midterm election, and said the candidates elected will have a major impact on the issue.

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