Hadley Duvall
{{Short description|American reproductive freedom advocate}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Hadley Duvall
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|2002|03|28}}
| birth_place = Henderson, Kentucky, U.S.
| education = Midway University
| known_for = Reproductive freedom advocacy
}}
Hadley Duvall (born March 28, 2002) is an American activist who advocates for reproductive freedom and abortion rights.
Early life and education
Duvall was born in Henderson, Kentucky, and grew up in Owensboro.{{Cite web |last=Tweddell |first=Vince |date=2024-08-17 |title=Born in Henderson, Duvall will speak Monday at Democratic National Convention |url=https://the-hendersonian.com/born-in-henderson-duvall-will-speak-monday-at-democratic-national-convention/ |access-date=2024-09-21 |website=The Hendersonian |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |last=Long |first=Colleen |date=2024-09-18 |title=Now a Roe advocate, woman raped by stepfather as a child tells her story in Harris campaign ad |url=https://www.nbcdfw.com/decision-2024/hadley-duvall-kamala-harris-campaign-ad-abortion-roe/3648999/ |access-date=2024-09-21 |website=NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth |language=en-US}} Her stepfather impregnated her when she was 12 after several years of rape and abuse.{{Cite news |date=2023-12-04 |title='Everybody's daughter': The rape victim behind Kentucky's viral abortion ad |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2023/12/04/kentucky-abortion-ad/ |access-date=2024-08-21 |newspaper=Washington Post |language=en}} She miscarried and kept the pregnancy secret for a decade until the 2022 Dobbs v. Jackson Supreme Court decision overturning Roe v. Wade, which prompted her to post about her experience on Facebook.{{Cite news |last=Ulloa |first=Jazmine |date=2024-08-21 |title=Hadley Duvall Says Her Abortion Speech Will 'Keep My Heart Full' |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/21/us/politics/hadley-duvall-dnc-abortion.html |access-date=2024-08-21 |work=The New York Times |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331}}
In 2024, Duvall graduated from Midway University with a degree in psychology with a focus on alcohol and drug counseling.{{Cite web |title=The Journey of Hadley Duvall: A Story of Growth, Resilience, and Impact at Midway University {{!}} Midway University |url=https://www.midway.edu/blog/blog-haley-duvall.html |access-date=2024-09-15 |website=www.midway.edu}}
Activism
Duvall was featured in an ad for Andy Beshear's 2023 gubernatorial reelection campaign that went viral and was widely credited by Republican leaders for helping Beshear win.{{Cite web |last=Schreiner |first=Bruce |date=2023-10-04 |title=Rape victim featured in ad reemerges as focal point of abortion debate in Kentucky governor's race |url=https://apnews.com/article/abortion-kentucky-governor-campaign-ad-e29db1a78e4d0bb2c079d993af4c4af2 |access-date=2024-09-20 |website=AP News |language=en}}
Duvall also spoke of her experience onstage at the 2024 Democratic National Convention. In her speech, she cited Donald Trump's remarks calling abortion bans "a beautiful thing" and asked, "What is so beautiful about a child having to carry her parent's child?"{{Cite news |date=2024-08-20 |title=Woman raped by stepfather as a child condemns US state abortion bans at DNC – video |url=https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/video/2024/aug/20/woman-raped-by-stepfather-child-condemns-us-state-abortion-bans-dnc-video |access-date=2024-08-22 |work=The Guardian |language=en-GB |issn=0261-3077}} Duvall later appeared in an ad for Kamala Harris's presidential campaign.{{Cite tweet|number=1836364161783095507|user=LaurenHitt|date=September 18, 2024|title=New Harris campaign ad features Hadley Duvall, sharing how she became pregnant after her stepfather raped her at age 12. She says she had options that girls today no longer have because of Donald Trump. The ad is soundtracked to Billie Eilish, who endorsed the VP yesterday.}}
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Category:American abortion-rights activists
Category:Activists from Kentucky
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Category:People from Henderson, Kentucky
Category:People from Owensboro, Kentucky
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Category:People associated with the 2024 United States presidential election