"Is Trump responsible for this?" Capitalizing on this political attack against the former Republican president, Vice President Kamala Harris campaigned in Florida on Wednesday, where abortion is now banned beyond six weeks.

A New Law Restricting Abortion Takes Effect in Florida

"Is Trump responsible for this?" Capitalizing on this political attack against the former Republican president, Vice President Kamala Harris campaigned in Florida on Wednesday, where abortion is now banned beyond six weeks.

"We have experienced a direct assault, state after state, against reproductive freedoms, and we know who is responsible. It's the former president, Donald Trump, who did this," asserted the Democrat, President Joe Biden's running mate for the November election, from Jacksonville.

Since Wednesday, the southeastern state, the third-most populous in the U.S., prohibits voluntary terminations of pregnancy after six weeks. At this stage, "many women don't even know they are pregnant," stated the vice president, the first woman and first African American and Asian American in this role.

Joe Biden, in a statement, referred to it as a "nightmare" for which he holds Donald Trump responsible.

Democrats are aiming to make abortion a key issue in the 2024 presidential election, believing it is a way to gain votes against the 77-year-old mogul.

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"Florida was a sanctuary for abortion in the southern United States" where other states have also decided to ban or severely restrict the procedure, lamented Ryan Moran, a nurse at a Jacksonville clinic that performs abortions, describing it as a "dark day."

The former Republican president regularly takes pride in being behind the dramatic flip in Supreme Court jurisprudence in June 2022.

The institution, which he had conservatively reshaped, shattered federal abortion rights protection, devolving the responsibility to states.

Since then, restrictions or bans have been implemented in about twenty states. This was the case with Arizona, a southwestern state that could be decisive in the presidential election.

However, the state's Senate voted Wednesday to repeal a law that nearly banned all abortions from the moment of conception. This legislation, dormant since 1864, had been revived by the state's Supreme Court.

Last week, the Democratic president also visited Florida, a state won by Republicans in the past two presidential elections.

During her speech, the 59-year-old Vice President recalled recent statements by the former Republican president, who mentioned in an interview that he would allow states that wanted to monitor pregnant women or prosecute those who have abortions.

"Under Donald Trump, it would be normal for women to be monitored and punished by the government," she stated.

Kamala Harris maintained that if re-elected, the Republican would support a law banning abortion nationwide.

"Don't try to deceive us."

The billionaire hinted he was not in favor of such legislation.

"He needs to stop trying to deceive us, because we all know that if given the chance, Donald Trump will enact a federal abortion ban," countered the Vice President on Wednesday.

By visiting Florida, the two Democrats have brought the issue of abortion rights almost to the doorstep of Donald Trump, who owns an extensive property in Palm Beach, in the southern part of the state.

Florida's Republican Governor Ron DeSantis is behind the six-week abortion ban. He unsuccessfully ran in the Republican primary.

In April, Florida's Supreme Court upheld the enactment of this law while also referring the final decision to voters.

In November, alongside the presidential and legislative elections, voters will cast their ballots on an amendment ensuring the right to abortion in the state.

Abortion has long been a politically charged topic in the U.S., even though polls indicate that the majority of Americans support abortion rights.