Shortly after the overturn of Roe v. Wade, which guaranteed nationwide abortion access
for nearly 50 years, thousands of protestors converged at the White House, marching through the pouring rain and risking arrest to protest for the reversal of abortion rights last month.
“This is the first time ever a constitutional right has been taken away,” said Helen Miller
from Virginia. “We’re here for our daughters, our children, our lives.”
According to organizers, an estimated 10,000 people were present at the protest. Lauren
Pierce, an attorney who traveled 1300 miles from Dallas to join the demonstration, was amongst them.
“There’s nothing, to me, more worth fighting for than this cause – our fundamental right to
have bodily autonomy,” she said. “If that means taking up space and getting arrested then I think it’s worth it.”
Pierce’s home state Texas is among the 10 US states where abortion is now prohibited, and
at least a dozen states are expected to follow suit. Meanwhile, anti-abortion campaigners, those who see abortion as “murder”, have celebrated the court’s decision and the opportunity to outlaw this practice in other parts of the country.
Pierce and many others gathered at the White House and expressed their frustration with
President Biden and his administration for not doing more to protect abortion access.
Under pressure from progressives, Biden signed an executive order directing his health department
to protect abortion care, including access to medication abortion and emergency contraception, and safeguards for patient privacy.
However, the president’s powers are limited, as he is unable to force through legislation in
Congress that can undo the decision of the Supreme Court, as it was a 6-3 supermajority.
“We know there are limits to his authority, but we want him to push that authority to its
limit,” said the executive director of the Women’s March, Rachel O’Leary Carmona.
for nearly 50 years, thousands of protestors converged at the White House, marching through the pouring rain and risking arrest to protest for the reversal of abortion rights last month.
“This is the first time ever a constitutional right has been taken away,” said Helen Miller
from Virginia. “We’re here for our daughters, our children, our lives.”
According to organizers, an estimated 10,000 people were present at the protest. Lauren
Pierce, an attorney who traveled 1300 miles from Dallas to join the demonstration, was amongst them.
“There’s nothing, to me, more worth fighting for than this cause – our fundamental right to
have bodily autonomy,” she said. “If that means taking up space and getting arrested then I think it’s worth it.”
Pierce’s home state Texas is among the 10 US states where abortion is now prohibited, and
at least a dozen states are expected to follow suit. Meanwhile, anti-abortion campaigners, those who see abortion as “murder”, have celebrated the court’s decision and the opportunity to outlaw this practice in other parts of the country.
Pierce and many others gathered at the White House and expressed their frustration with
President Biden and his administration for not doing more to protect abortion access.
Under pressure from progressives, Biden signed an executive order directing his health department
to protect abortion care, including access to medication abortion and emergency contraception, and safeguards for patient privacy.
However, the president’s powers are limited, as he is unable to force through legislation in
Congress that can undo the decision of the Supreme Court, as it was a 6-3 supermajority.
“We know there are limits to his authority, but we want him to push that authority to its
limit,” said the executive director of the Women’s March, Rachel O’Leary Carmona.
