Readout of Vice President Kamala Harris’s Meeting on Reproductive Rights with Student Leaders
Today, Vice President Kamala Harris convened 75 student leaders at the White House from colleges and universities across 33 states to discuss the fight to protect reproductive rights.
During the conversation, the student leaders spoke about reproductive health care access on their college and university campuses, and they shared stories about how students are organizing in their communities following the Supreme Court overturning Roe v. Wade in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization. The student leaders highlighted how young people are mobilizing to oppose restrictive abortion laws, and how these laws are creating confusion for individuals seeking reproductive health services. They discussed the intersection of attacks on abortion access and attacks on voting rights and LGBTQI+ rights – noting the importance of building coalitions to defend rights and freedoms.
The Vice President and student leaders spoke about supporting survivors of sexual violence on college campuses and making it easier for individuals to receive health care free from stigma. The participants raised concerns about access to contraception on campus and the ability to travel out-of-state if necessary to receive reproductive care. The Vice President applauded the student leaders for their work and encouraged them to continue fighting for reproductive freedom.
The Vice President has brought together leaders from across the nation who are on the frontlines fighting to protect reproductive health care and abortion access. This month, the Vice President has traveled to Connecticut and Texas to participate in conversations with reproductive rights leaders, and she chaired the Second Meeting of the Interagency Task Force on Reproductive Healthcare Access at the White House. Since May, she has held more than 20 convenings and met with 180+ state legislators from 18 states to discuss protecting reproductive rights. The Vice President has also convened health care providers, constitutional law experts, faith leaders, state attorneys general, disability rights leaders, higher education leaders, students, and advocates.
Colleges and Universities Represented
- Agnes Scott College
- Alabama A&M University
- American University
- Arkansas Tech University
- Benedict College
- Brown University
- Carthage College
- Central Piedmont Community College
- Columbia University
- CSU Dominguez Hills
- CUNY New York City College of Technology
- Dartmouth College
- Depauw University
- Dickinson College
- East Tennessee State University
- Emmanuel College
- Florida International University (FIU)
- Florida State University
- Fort Lewis College
- George Washington University
- Georgetown University
- Gettysburg College
- Governors State University
- Harris-Stowe State University
- Harvard College
- Howard University
- Ivy Tech Community College
- Kent State University
- Lincoln University-Pennsylvania
- Michigan State University
- New Jersey City University
- Northeast Community College
- Northeastern University
- Oberlin College
- Occidental College
- Reed College
- Smith College
- Sonoma State University
- Spelman College
- St. Olaf College
- St. Philip’s Community College
- Tennessee State University
- Texas A&M University
- The State University of New York at Binghamton
- Tufts University
- University of California, Berkeley
- University of California, Davis
- University of California, Riverside
- University of Albany
- University of Arizona
- University of Birmingham
- University of Cincinnati
- University of Idaho
- University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
- University of Maryland
- University of Nevada Las Vegas
- University of Nevada Reno
- University of North Carolina
- University of North Carolina at Charlotte
- University of Pittsburgh
- University of Richmond
- University of Rochester
- Virginia Commonwealth University
- Washington University in St. Louis
- Winona State University
- Xavier University of Louisiana
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