Kamala Harris has visited a Minnesota abortion clinic, the first time a US vice-president, or president, has ever visited such a facility, according to the White House.
She toured the Planned Parenthood site with its chief medical officer.
Speaking at the clinic, Ms Harris said she was there because the US was facing a “very serious health crisis”.
Her fellow Democrats are seeking to make abortion one of the defining issues of November’s US elections.
I’m glad she did this. So many people hate this places without knowing what they actually do.