VP Harris tells Hampton students abortion rights at stake in Virginia elections ANDREW CAIN Richmond Times-Dispatch Sep 15, 2023 Sep 15, 2023 Updated Oct 22, 2023 0 Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Vice President Kamala Harris kicked off her “Fight for Our Freedoms” college tour Thursday at Hampton University and told students that abortion rights are at stake in Virginia’s legislative elections this fall.kAmp== `c_ =68:D=2E:G6 D62ED 2C6 FA 7@C 6=64E:@? :? }@G6>36C] sFC:?8 E9:D J62C’D D6DD:@?[ #6AF3=:42?D 96=5 2 7@FC\D62E 6586 :? E96 w@FD6 @7 s6=682E6D[ 2?5 s6>@4C2ED 96=5 2 7@FC\D62E 6586 :? E96 DE2E6 $6?2E6]k^AmkAmv@G] v=6?? *@F?8<:? :D AFD9:?8 7@C 2 >62DFC6 E92E H@F=5 32C >@DE 23@CE:@?D :? 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