Former first lady Michelle Obama issued a powerful warning at a rally for Vice President Kamala Harris in Kalamazoo, Michigan, highlighting what she believes will be the serious health risks for women if Donald Trump were re-elected.

Addressing the huge crowd, Obama said: “I ask all of you, from the depths of my being, to take our lives seriously. » She highlighted how policies under the Trump administration could endanger women’s health and well-being, urging men to think about the impact on their loved ones. “To the men who love us,” she said, “let me just try to paint a picture of what it would feel like if America, the richest nation in the world, continued to withdraw care basic to his women and how it would affect each person. woman in your life.

Obama, who is known as a great orator, described potential risks, such as women being “in legal jeopardy if they need a pill from out of state or overseas, or if they have to cross state lines because the local clinic is closed.” She pointed out that women could be denied essential health care: “Your daughter could be the one who is too terrified to call the doctor if she bleeds during an unexpected pregnancy…or your wife or mother could be the one who most likely to die from undiagnosed cervical cancer. because they do not have access to regular gynecological care.

Additionally, Obama also urged voters to take their decisions seriously, warning them against not voting or choosing third-party candidates as a form of protest. “As women, we will become collateral damage to your anger,” she said, asking: “As men, are you willing to look into the eyes of the women and children you love and to tell them that you supported this attack on our security?

The vice president echoed these serious concerns, saying Trump’s policies would endanger women’s rights and health. “American men don’t want this,” she said. “Women have died because of these bans…the consequences if he becomes president again are extremely serious.” »

Meanwhile, Trump’s campaign, if you want to call it that, responded by saying he supports states’ rights on abortion and would not sign a federal abortion ban. Campaign spokeswoman Karoline Leavitt added that Trump supports access to contraception and IVF.