RECAP: How Donald Trump, Kamala Harris discussed abortion in the first presidential debate

side but tonight's exchange I think it's very fair to say was extremely useful uh in helping voters however many May remain undecided at this point make up their minds one final point when it comes to which side thinks they won I should note that just within the last few seconds we received an email from the haris campaign calling for another debate in October that's a move you only make you if you're very confident and pleased with how you did in debate number one Brian thank you and now for more on some of the other issues tackled in this debate we go live and side of the national Constitution Center where Action News apporter Caroline gagin standing by just feet from where this showdown took place this evening Caroline yeah Rick the debate took place just behind me here inside the national Constitution Center the second topic of tonight's debate was the issue of abortion and we know just from polling that the topic of abortion is one that is Weighing on the minds of Voters as they head to The Ballot Box this November and tonight as he has done in the past president Trump doubled down on the Supreme Court's decision to overturn roie Wade for 52 years they've been trying to get roie wade into the states and through the uh genius and and heart and strength of six Supreme Court Justices we were able to do that now I believe in the exceptions for rape incest and life of the mother Trump would on to say he has been a champion for IVF when asked he wouldn't commit to vetoing a National Abortion ban if one were to be passed meantime vice president kamla Harris said if Congress votes to reinstate roie Wade she would support it she also said she believes the states deciding women's reproductive rights has led to Extreme Measures and now in over 20 states there are Trump abortion bans which make it criminal for a doctor or nurse to provide Health Care in one state it provides prison for life I think the American people believe that certain freedoms in particular the freedom to make decisions about one's own body should not be made by the government now there were a lot of topics discussed in this 90-minute debate tonight and one issue in particular that came up over and over again was the issue of immigration and border control we're going to have more on that coming up in our next half hour of Action News that's the latest live inside the national Constitution Center I'm Caroline Goin Channel 6 Action News Rick Caroline thank you well the