U.S. election 2024: Abortion a key issue [Video]

Abortion is a flashpoint in the upcoming American election, even as polls in the U.S. show most people support reproductive freedom. Abortion rights advocates tell CTV News that when candidates take a stance on that, it could influence a decision at the polling station– especially for women on who they want elected.

As CTV National News continues our series of “Omar on the Road: America Decides 2024,” our chief anchor and senior editor and team met with Bethany Lewis in Cleveland, Ohio. Lewis is a social worker who started a new role in February as the executive director of Preterm, a medical clinic that offers abortion care. Since it opened in 1974, the non-profit agency has offered subsidized abortion access to women in Ohio.

The day we visited, there were three men protesting outside with large signs.

Immediately inside the building sat a security guard and all visitors entered through a metal detector. Staff …