Dad of 3 Girls Breaks Down on Live TV as He Reveals Why He's Voting for Kamala Harris

Mar. 15, 2025

One dad is casting his vote on Election Day not for himself, but for his daughters.

In a brief interview onCNN News Centraloutside of a polling station in Grand Rapids, Mich., on Tuesday morning, Jason Faasse was stopped and asked who he voted for. He responded, “I voted forKamala Harris.”

When asked why, Faasse, the facility and events coordinator at Calvin University, elaborated, saying, “I have three daughters — four children overall. And women’s rights are pretty important to them.”

Faasse paused as his voice got choked up. “Sorry, I am getting a little emotional about that. I didn’t think I was gonna do that,” he admitted.

He continued, “But just their bodies, their choice, that type of mentality. I want them to grow up in a world that’s welcoming to everybody, so yeah, that’s why I cast my vote today.”

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In April, former PresidentDonald Trump— who is running against Vice President Harris in the presidential election — took credit for the Supreme Court’s decision tooverturnRoe v. Wadein 2022, stating that he is “proudly the person responsible.”

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Among the states with abortion bans or limits, 10 have no exceptions for pregnancies resulting from sexual assault. In the wake of the ruling,numerous reportshave emerged of women dying or nearly dying from miscarriages or complications in dangerous pregnancies, as doctors were unable to intervene due to these bans.

“Right now, we’re in a situation where there is really heightened sensitivity about what is a life-threatening emergency, and when it is a life-threatening emergency,” Alina Salganicoff, director of women’s health policy at Kaiser Family Foundation,told NPRback in August. She added that the word abortion is now “insurance kryptonite.”

According to a recent poll fromKFF, abortion access has emerged as the most important issue in the November election for women under 30.

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She added, “Yes, my first priority is to put back in place those protections and to stop this pain, and to stop this injustice that is happening around our country."

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