Laura Yuen

So much respect for @malloryweggemann, the four-time Paralympian from Minnesota, and her husband, @jaysnyder_tfa. This year they launched their documentary film, "Watershed," and Mallory won her first Paralympic medals as a mom.

Now they're speaking out in support of reproductive rights, including IVF, as they endorse Kamala Harris and Tim Walz in this election.

Here are my favorite quotes from my long-ranging conversation with the couple this week.

1) Jay: "Our daughter doesn’t exist in a world without science."

2) Mallory: "Not only is it how Charlotte got into this world, but she's a little girl in our world. You better believe I'm going to fight tooth and nail to make sure that my daughter has reproductive rights, and has more of them than my grandmother had."

3) Mallory: "It's about ensuring that we we building a society that is accepting ... and that includes me as a disabled woman. That includes Jay as a male with infertility. That includes our friends who identify as LGBTQ+. That includes individuals far and wide who have been a positive light in our lives and ensuring that all of us have access to basic rights and freedoms."

You can read my full column about this extraordinary couple by clicking the link in my bio.