DNC 2024 Day 1 live updates: Biden lays out choice to 'save democracy' with Harris

Sen. Raphael Warnock, who made history as Georgia's first Black senator, made clear the importance of his state in the 2020 election and what's at stake this November.

"A vote is a kind of prayer for the world we desire for ourselves and our children, and our prayers are stronger when we pray together," Warnock said. "So together we flipped the Senate, held the House and we sent Joe Biden and Kamala Harris to the White House."

The pastor went on to rail against former President Donald Trump, who he said is "a plague on the American conscience."

Warnock said he saw photos of Trump holding up the Bible and said, “He should try reading it.”

"It says, 'Love your neighbor as yourself.' It says, 'In as much as you've done it unto the least of these, you have done it all. So on to me,'" Warnock said.

"So here we are, America. Are you ready?" Warnock added. "Are you ready to stand up in this moral moment? Stand up for the best in the American covenant. Elections are about the character of a country, and we must decide, again, we are the latest generation of Americans who get to decide what kind of country we want to be."

The convention turned its focus on the state of reproductive rights in the country following the 2022 Supreme Court decision that overruled Roe v. Wade.

Following a video that featured clips of Trump touting his stance on removing Roe, three groups of people spoke about their personal stories dealing with the fallout from laws passed in states that banned abortions.

Josh and Amanda Zurawski of Texas talked about how she was forced to wait three days to get an abortion after she miscarried. Amanda was "shaking, disoriented and crashing," before doctors were able to treat her, according to her husband.

"I was lucky. I lived. So, I'll continue sharing our story, standing with women and families across the country," she said.

Kaitlyn Joshua of Louisiana talked about how two emergency rooms turned her away after she miscarried because of the state's abortion bans.

"I was in pain, bleeding so much my husband feared for my life. No woman should experience what I endured, but too many have," she said. "Our daughters deserve better. America deserves better."

Hadley Duvall discussed getting pregnant at 12 after being sexually abused by her stepfather.

Duvall, 22, said she was grateful she had options, but that is not a reality for many girls today "because of Trump's abortion bans."

"He calls it a beautiful thing. What is so beautiful about a child having to carry her parent's child?" she said.

"There are other survivors out there who have no options. And I want you to know that we see you. We hear you," she added.

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Women share personal stories at the DNC of struggle, pain after Roe revoked

Three groups of people spoke about their personal stories dealing with the fallout from laws passed in states that banned abortions.

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Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear, a one-time potential running mate for Harris, largely focused on reproductive rights during his remarks.

He called on voters to elect Harris and Walz to "protect reproductive freedom" and said that "Trump and Vance simply don't believe in your freedom."

"Trump says people are absolutely thrilled that women had their basic rights eliminated. JD Vance says women should stay in violent marriages, and that pregnancies resulting from rape are simply inconvenient," Beshear said. "Their policies give rapists more rights than their victims. That's not inconvenient. It's just plain wrong."

He called on Americans to move beyond divisive politics "by remembering we are all Americans."

"That's how Joe Biden and Kamala Harris lead," he said.

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Beshear: 'Trump and Vance simply don't believe in your freedom'

Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear, a one-time potential running mate for Harris, largely focused on reproductive rights during his DNC remarks.

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It seems that even being Kamala Harris' VP pick can't spare you from your kids making fun of you.

During an interview on MSNBC, Walz's daughter and son held up bunny ears behind their dad's head.

The moment is getting a lot of attention on social media, including from Walz himself, who reposted the clip on X and wrote, "My kids keep me humble."

-ABC News' Molly Nagle