Democrats are stepping up their warnings over abortion and reproductive rights in the home stretch of the election, hoping that an issue that has been a galvanizing one for the party can pull them across the finish line.

Abortion has been one of Democrats’ biggest motivators for their base since Roe v. Wade was overturned and helped the party pull off unexpected success during the 2022 midterms. Since then, the party has racked up wins in special elections, referenda and off-year elections, a trend that has largely been attributed to anger over the dismantling of Roe.

Now Harris is making a full press on the issue in the final days of the campaign with a stop in Texas on Friday amid signs that former President Trump is edging ahead of her.

“For Democrats, knowing that the abortion issue is the issue on which they poll the best with the electorate at large, it’s all about finding those pro-choice voters that are concerned about abortion bans and getting them to come out and vote,” said Democratic strategist Adrian Hemond.

Reproductive rights has been one of the top issues in U.S. politics for the past two years with Democratic success after success directly or indirectly on the issue. It has been one of the party’s top-rated issues of all that are on voters’ minds.

While Harris and other Democrats have reiterated what they view are the stakes of this election for abortion access throughout the cycle, they are particularly zeroing in on it as one of the last messages before the public goes to the polls.

Harris made a stop in Atlanta last month during which she referenced Amber Thurman, a 28-year-old woman from Georgia who died from an infection following a rare complication stemming from a medication abortion. Thurman........

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