Biden campaign puts reproductive rights front and center as it plans to tie Trump to abortion bans

Washington (CNN) —& The Biden campaign will hit the airwaves in battleground states with its first abortion-focused ad of the year,& featuring stark,& emotional& testimony& from a woman personally affected by a state abortion ban who& lays the blame directly on former President Donald Trump. It comes as the campaign is launching a full-court press this week to put abortion rights front and center in the 2024 race, including with& events headlined& by President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris. The push& marks the campaign’s first organized effort to& emphasize the issue, seeking to further galvanize voters& around reproductive rights in the first presidential election& after the Supreme Court ended the federal constitutional right to an abortion. The new TV spot also follows Biden’s& ramped-up& attacks against Trump in the opening weeks of the year, portraying him as a direct threat to democracy. It’s part of the campaign’s efforts to warn of Trump’s plans and positions ahead of a possible matchup in November. The minutelong ad, titled “Forced” and shared first with CNN,& features an emotional direct-to-camera testimonial from Dr. Austin Dennard, a Texas& OB-GYN and mother who traveled out of her state, which has a strict abortion ban,...