Why Tim Walz was Kamala Harris’s choice for vice-president
Vice President Kamala Harris will visit Eau Claire, Wisconsin, and Michigan on Wednesday as part of her battleground state tour with Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz. In Wisconsin, she will speak at 1:20 p.m. CT (2:20 p.m. ET), followed by a campaign event in Michigan at 6:40 p.m. ET.
Gov. Tim Walz, the new Democratic vice presidential nominee, has enacted progressive health care measures in Minnesota. He signed the Protect Reproductive Options Act in January 2023, ensuring abortion rights following the overturning of Roe v. Wade. Additionally, in April 2023, he signed a law protecting those traveling to Minnesota for abortions and the clinicians who provide them. Minnesota is now among the states most protective of abortion access.
Walz has also supported gender-affirming health care, signing an executive order in March 2023 to protect such care across the state and “trans refuge” legislation to safeguard access. He also banned “conversion therapy,” which aims to alter someone’s gender identity or sexual orientation.
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