The biggest lie roiling the election is Vice-President Kamala Harris’ claim that former president Donald Trump will ban abortion nationwide.

Abortion rights do not hinge on who is elected president, nor on which party controls Congress. The issue is out of their hands. Wherever you live, the state legislators elected in your state will determine your abortion rights. That is what the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in 2022 when it overturned Roe v. Wade.

As a pro-choice woman, I understand some voters are putting aside concerns about inflation, the border, foreign policy and other issues out of fear they or their daughters won’t have freedom of choice. They deserve the truth, but they’re not getting it.

At a recent rally in Houston with rock star Beyonce, Harris pumped up the fear, telling blue-state and swing-state women voters that “if you think you are protected from a Trump abortion ban because you live in Michigan, Pennsylvania, Nevada, New York or California, please know no one is protected.”

That’s 100% false. But instead of fact-checking, the........

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