Vice President Kamala Harris hosted a campaign event in Arizona on Friday following the state Supreme Courts recent ruling that an 1864 near-total abortion ban can go into effect.

Here in Arizona, they have turned the back the clock to the 1800s to take away a womans most fundamental right, the right to make decisions over her own body, Harris told a crowd in Tucson. The overturning of Roe was, without any question, a seismic event. And this ban here in Arizona is one of the biggest aftershocks yet.

The near-total ban wont go into effect until 45 days after the Arizona Supreme Court issues its formal ruling.

The Arizona high court greenlit the reinstatement of the archaic abortion law which predates Arizonas statehood earlier this week. It bans nearly all abortions except for when the pregnant persons life is at risk. It also carries a felony punishment of two to five years in prison for abortion providers.

Harris emphasized how important the outcome of the 2024 election will be for reproductive rights, adding that former President Donald Trump will sign a national abortion ban if reelected in the fall.

We all must understand who is to blame. Former President Donald Trump did this, Harris said. Donald Trump is the architect of this health care crisis. And that is not a fact, by the way, that he hides. In fact, he brags about it.

Harris warned that if reelected, Trump could choose to enforce the Comstock Act , an 1873 law that states its illegal to send obscene materials in the mail including items that relate to sexual health and contraception. Anti-choice conservative groups have laid out a plan to enforce the zombie law and create a backdoor national abortion ban.

Just like what he did in Arizona, he basically wants to take America back to the 1800s, Harris said. But we are not going to let that happen.