Sen. Cory Booker Cory Anthony BookerThe movement to reform animal agriculture has reached a tipping point Watchdog confirms State Dept. canceled award for journalist who criticized Trump 3 reasons why Biden is misreading the politics of court packing MORE (D-N.J.) said during Tuesday night's Democratic presidential debate that more men need to be standing up for women's reproductive rights, which he said are under attack in America.

"Women should not be the only ones taking up this cause and this fight," Booker said during the event in Ohio.

"It's not just because women are our daughters and our friends and our wives. It's because women are people," he added.

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Cory Booker: "We are seeing all over this country, women's reproductive rights under attack … women should not be the only ones taking up this cause and this fight" #DemDebate pic.twitter.com/LrweuacqXU — CNN Politics (@CNNPolitics) October 15, 2019

Booker's comments came after Sen. Kamala Harris Kamala HarrisTexas Democratic official urges Biden to visit state: 'I thought he had his own plane' The Hill's Campaign Report: Biden on Trump: 'He'll leave' l GOP laywers brush off Trump's election remarks l Obama's endorsements A game theorist's advice to President Trump on filling the Supreme Court seat MORE (D-Calif.) called out the debate and participants for not talking more about abortion rights during the conversation about health care plans.

Booker acknowledged Harris, saying the 2020 Democratic field needs to focus more on women's health care.

A moderator said there would be more questions on reproductive rights later in the debate.

As was the case in previous Democratic primary debates, health care was a central focus on Tuesday evening, with a sharp divide between candidates who support a "Medicare for All" proposal and those who balk at its cost, saying Democrats should instead be trying to build on ObamaCare.