Washington D.C., May 30, 2019 / 11:01 am
Sen. Kamala Harris, one of the two dozen Democratic presidential hopefuls, announced Tuesday a plan that would bar some states from changing their abortion laws without federal approval.
"As President, I will stop dangerous state laws restricting reproductive rights before they go into effect," Harris, California's junior Senator, wrote May 28 on Twitter.
Harris announced her proposal during a town-hall on MSNBC.
Her plan would require that states and municipalities that have restricted abortion rights in the past to get permission from the Department of Justice before any new laws regarding abortion can take effect.