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Vice President Harris to speak in Florida on Roe anniversary

ORLANDO, Fla. — Vice President Kamala Harris is heading to Florida on Sunday to speak about abortion on the 50th anniversary of Roe v. Wade.

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It’s a bitter historical milestone for the Biden administration after the U.S. Supreme Court rolled back the national right to abortion last year.

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Harris has led the White House’s focus on reproductive rights, and her speech is intended to signal that the administration isn’t giving up on the issue.

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