On Friday, June 24th, SCOTUS made a decision that has impacted the lives of women and transgender and nonbinary people. The decision to overturn the court case Roe v. Wade has angered many, many people. At the same time, conservatives may believe that taking away abortion will do good for the world, but millions of people disagree.
Thousands of people marched and protested throughout America, chanting phrases such as “We won’t go back” or “My body my choice.” In one particular rally in front of the White House, people risked getting arrested to march through the pouring rain. They held hundreds of posters and signs, angrily chanting for their rights. A few signs even said things like “Ruth Sent Me,” which referenced Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s ideas on abortion and her belief that women should be allowed to choose what to do with their bodies.
“The decision whether or not to bear a child is central to a woman’s life, to her well-being and dignity. When government controls that decision for her, she is being treated as less than a fully adult human responsible for her own choices.” RBG said.
Lauren Pierce, an attorney from Dallas, was among these people, traveling thousands of miles just to attend the demonstration. “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.”
“This is the first time ever a constitutional right has been taken away,” said Helen Miller, from Virginia, who was another protester. “We’re here for our daughters, our children, our lives.”
An older woman, Joanne Morris, also came with a cardboard sign that announced, “This boomer believes in choice and freedom.” She stood beside her 16-year-old granddaughter and said, “I want to see her have the same choices that I had” she said.
As states ban abortion one at a time, millions of people stand up and protest for the right to have an abortion.
Thousands of people marched and protested throughout America, chanting phrases such as “We won’t go back” or “My body my choice.” In one particular rally in front of the White House, people risked getting arrested to march through the pouring rain. They held hundreds of posters and signs, angrily chanting for their rights. A few signs even said things like “Ruth Sent Me,” which referenced Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s ideas on abortion and her belief that women should be allowed to choose what to do with their bodies.
“The decision whether or not to bear a child is central to a woman’s life, to her well-being and dignity. When government controls that decision for her, she is being treated as less than a fully adult human responsible for her own choices.” RBG said.
Lauren Pierce, an attorney from Dallas, was among these people, traveling thousands of miles just to attend the demonstration. “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.”
“This is the first time ever a constitutional right has been taken away,” said Helen Miller, from Virginia, who was another protester. “We’re here for our daughters, our children, our lives.”
An older woman, Joanne Morris, also came with a cardboard sign that announced, “This boomer believes in choice and freedom.” She stood beside her 16-year-old granddaughter and said, “I want to see her have the same choices that I had” she said.
As states ban abortion one at a time, millions of people stand up and protest for the right to have an abortion.
