Minnesota Gov. and Democratic vice presidential candidate Tim Walz speaks during the Vice Presidential debate with U.S. Sen. and Republican vice presidential candidate JD Vance, hosted by CBS News at the CBS Broadcast Center in New York City on October 1, 2024. | Source: ANGELA WEISS / Getty
The family of a Black woman whose preventable death from a rare and severe infection that went untreated for more than 17 hours by hospital staff after she sought an abortion in Georgia praised Gov. Tim Walz for keeping her name alive during a powerful moment at the vice presidential debate on Tuesday night.
Walz squared off against Republican vice presidential nominee and Ohio Sen. JD Vance during the debate in New York City, where the topic turned to reproductive rights…