vice president Kamala Harris's decision to select Governor Tim wals as her running mate solidifies the Democratic ticket as quar opposed to abortion restrictions after winning reelection for governor in 2022 ws and the newly elected Democratic legislature in January 2023 rushed through the protect reproductive options act which codified the fundamental right to reproductive freedom and essentially prohibited any restrictions on abortion including gas stational age limits Minnesota was the first day to enact abortion rights legislation following the 2022 midterm elections the first general election following the Supreme Court's overturning of row v Wade and federal abortion protections also early into his second term W assured in the repeal of existing law that would have required abortion patients to wait 24 hours and go through an informed consent process wals also signed the repeal of the positive Alternatives act which funded Pregnancy Resource Centers also known as crisis PR prancy centers other candidates on Harris's short list for the weep Stakes did not have the record of aggressively promoting abortion rights that wals has anti-abortion Advocates and religious conservatives have become increasingly restrictive because the Republican party has softened its stance on abortion ahead of the presidential election as former president Donald Trump and vice presidential candidate JD W have advocated a state-based abortion policy for