Former First Lady Michelle Obama gave a dynamic speech while campaigning with Vice President Kamala Harris. At the end of her speech, the former First Lady framed abortion bans as a problem that impacts everyone, not just women. She urged men to consider that the lives of the women they love are at stake in this election.
Please watch the powerful six-minute video above and share it. Here are a few quotes from Michelle Obama’s close of her Kalamazoo, Michigan speech.
“To anyone out there thinking about sending out this election or voting for Donald Trump or a third-party candidate in protest because you’re fed up, let me warn you: Your rage does not exist in a vacuum. If we don’t win this election, your wife, your daughter, your mother, we as women will become collateral damage to your rage.”
The former First Lady explained all the different ways Trump’s abortion ban could harm women and families, outlining the many ways things can go wrong while giving birth. Obama noted that when a woman is dying in childbirth or going into shock during a miscarriage, doctors need to be able to treat their patients without worrying about going to jail. She ended her speech using powerful words:
