In Her Hometown, Beyoncé Rallies With Harris For Reproductive Freedom
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Tens of thousands of people showed up to see Vice President Kamala Harris join the singer onstage in Houston on Friday night.
HOUSTON — Beyoncé took the stage in her Texas hometown Friday night with Vice President Kamala Harris, rallying against what both described as an existential threat to women’s rights in America.
“I’m not here as a celebrity. I’m not here as a politician,” the singer said at the event, which drew 30,000 attendees, according to Harris’ presidential campaign.
“I’m here as a mother, a mother who cares deeply about the world my children and all of our children live in, a world where we have the freedom to control our bodies, a world where we’re not divided.”
Abortion rights were the topic of the night at Harris’ rally, which packed a stadium following reports that Beyoncé might perform. The superstar didn’t sing, but she and Harris stood united on the issue of reproductive rights.
Jordan Fick, a 22-year-old graduate student originally from Louisiana, told HuffPost that her main concern in this election cycle is abortion rights. She said she is still “growing up” and knows birth control isn’t 100% effective. If she were to get pregnant, all options would be scary for her. Abortion would mean traveling out of the state, while keeping the pregnancy would mean “risking” her life to give birth in Texas.
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