Could women be the key in unlocking the White House for Kamala Harris?

Kamala Harris has made reproductive freedoms the central issue of her campaign – one that she’s hoping will give her the edge with female voters on 5 November.

Because for many voters – men and women alike – they’re not only ticking a box for the president in ten days time, but in ten states they also get a say on abortion access too.

We travelled to one of those states – the swing state of Arizona – to test the temperature with women from across the political divide.

Arizona is important because a special measure on voters’ ballots there will decide if abortion access is protected up to about 24 weeks of pregnancy, from 15 weeks currently.

Celina Martinez, from the organisation Healthcare Rising, that got the abortion initiative on the ballot, is organising volunteers on the outskirts of Phoenix.

The main goal is to get voters to tick ‘Yes’ in the box and enshrine abortion rights in the state’s constitution.

For Celina, it’s personal. She discovered she was pregnant when she was 20 and at college.

“I could barely afford my rent. I could barely afford food. And so when I got pregnant, I knew I was not ready to have a kid.  And I decided to make the difficult decision of terminating my pregnancy,” she told us.

Celina says she wants a president that supports women’s reproductive freedoms and that puts her squarely in camp Harris.

Asked if she believes women’s reproductive rights could tip the election in her favour, and nationally, Celina said: “So that’s what the polls are showing. And I would hope, I am very supportive of any elective official that is supportive of her right to have access to abortions.”

Celina is now 37 and has a nine-year-old son but says she’s campaigning to protect rights for future generations.

Like the young women competing on the Sun Devils volleyball team, who were facing the Antelopes, when we went to see them at the local state University.

This election of course has many battlelines; the back and forth over the economy, immigration, especially here on the border in Arizona, but ask young women what the big decider is for them? And for many there’s seemingly only one issue in play.

“Women should have control over our own bodies, I don’t think a man or the government should have anything to say about that,” one young woman said.

While another added “We’re not asking men to give up any of their rights this election, so I don’t think mine should be on the table at all.”

These young women are clearly for Harris in fact, the gender split in this election means females across America are much more likely to vote for her.

But, go across the valley in Phoenix and you come upon this – Trump fans lining up from 7am in 30 degree heat, not even for him but for his vice presidential pick, JD Vance.

Here’s the rub for Harris. Many Trump supporters do support some abortion rights, they just don’t want it to go too far.

“Abortion is not banned, it’s up to the 15th week in Arizona, it’s legal, but they’re trying to extend it even longer to the 24th week. I think it is a bad idea,” one Trump supporter said.

And another agreed: “I agree with the woman’s right to choose, but 15 weeks is fine. If you don’t know by then, carry it.”

When asked about her views on Donald Trump in general, she said: “Love Donald Trump, absolutely love him, I get he’s bombastic and he can get that way, but I don’t care, border security, lower gas prices, I’m all for it,” and the other stuff? “What other stuff”, she said off-hand.

Which illustrates perfectly the push and pull of this election.

Harris wants voters to believe their personal freedoms – that democracy itself is on the line this election.

For Trump, a crackdown on immigration and a stronger economy is the only way to bring America back.

Who wins that argument in 11 days time will win the White House.