Kamala Harris, who is very likely to the Democratic nominee in the US presidential election, “will put abortion rights…right at at the centre of this campaign”, according to Congressman Jamie Raskin, a fellow Democrat.

Jessica Mackler of the pro-abortion ‘Emily’s List, has said: “There’s a real electric energy right now in the party”, adding “people are fired up and they are excited about her. And a lot of that is about the leadership that she provides on reproductive rights.”

However, pro-life groups have hit back. “Harris is so committed to abortion that she can’t see anything else — including the developmental stages of children before birth or the real needs of women,” said Marjorie Dannenfelser, of SBA Pro-Life America.

She added: “While Joe Biden has trouble saying the word abortion, Kamala Harris shouts it.”