During the debate, the former president used the phrase “execute the baby” to attack Kamala Harris for her support of abortion rights.

Trump and Harris have talked about their stances on abortion and what the future might hold for abortion access if elected in the 2024 presidential election.

Eye on Politics reporter Jack Fink spoke about the debate with Republican Michael Williams and Democrat Kim Olson. Like the candidates, they butted heads over illegal immigration but were the most passionate about the abortion issue and whether it was right to overturn Roe v Wade.

Deception is their business model, and has been since the beginning,” said Jenifer McKenna, an expert on the centers and cofounder of the Massachusetts Abortion Truth Campaign.

When President Joe Biden had given bumbling remarks about abortion on the debate stage, it was widely viewed as a missed opportunity — a failure, even — on a powerful and motivating issue for Democrats at the ballot box.

Missouri's high court ruled to keep a ballot initiative to enshrine abortion rights on the ballot in November.

Kamala Harris has been a leading voice on reproductive rights, and wants Congress to pass a national law codifying access to safe abortion.

Donald Trump repeated an assertion he has made many times that Democrats’ policies would allow abortion throughout an entire pregnancy. He also said Harris would allow abortions after birth, which is false.

The Missouri Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that the state’s planned question on abortion rights can stay on the ballot, after the state’s Republican attorney general tried to decertify it, as 10 states are set to have abortion on their November ballot—including some where the procedure is now banned.

During Tuesday night’s presidential debate, former President Donald Trump used claims about Minnesota abortion laws to rail against Vice President Kamala Harris and running mate Gov. Tim Walz’s record on the issue.

Abortion rights are front and center at the historic presidential debate. It's a controversial issue that could be the deciding factor in this year's presidential election.