Democrats give recognition to gender inclusivity at first debate by kadiatubman
At the first presidential debate of the 2020 Democratic primary, three candidates gave nods to gender inclusivity during their responses to questions about economic growth, health care and LGBT rights.
“Who’s this economy really working for? It’s doing great for [a] thinner and thinner slice at the top,” she responded. “It’s doing great for giant drug companies. It’s just not doing great for people who’re trying to get a prescription filled. It’s doing great for people who want to invest in private prisons. Just not for the African-Americans and Latinx whose families were torn apart, whose lives are destroyed and whose communities are ruined.
“I don’t believe only in reproductive freedom. I believe in reproductive justice,” Castro said when asked if his health care plan would cover abortion. “What that means is that just because a woman or let’s also not forget someone in the trans community, a trans female is poor doesn’t mean they shouldn’t have the right to exercise the right to choose. And so I absolutely would cover the right to have an abortion.
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