Thousands of protesters gathered around the U.S. Capital last Saturday, protesting against the newly implemented abortion laws. The movement occurred two weeks after the overturning of Roe v Wade, banning the right to have an abortion in many states.
As many know, the overturning of Roe v Wade is and will continue to affect the lives of many women. “Some 40 million women of reproductive age are expected to lose access to abortion in the coming weeks,” says Holly Honderich, BBC News journalist.
An estimated 10,000 people paraded around the gates of the White House, some even going so far as to tie themselves to it. Protesters traveled from all across the U.S. Dallas attorney, Laura Pierce, was among them, traveling over 1.3 thousand miles to the White House. Dallas has already prohibited abortion.
“There’s nothing, to me, more worth fighting for than this cause – our fundamental right to have bodily autonomy,” Pierce said. “If that means taking up space and getting arrested then I think it’s worth it.”
Pierce had heard of many Texans who found themselves in situations where they would have to travel hundreds of miles just to undergo an abortion legally.
Many who assembled at the White House were angry at President Joe Biden and his administration for not putting enough effort into stopping Roe v Wade from being overturned. Facing public pressure, Mr. Biden signed an executive order that mandated his health department to do more to protect abortion rights, such as improving access to medicinal abortion.
However, the president cannot undo what the Supreme Court has decided, with the members voting 6-3 on banning abortions.
“We know there are limits to [the president’s] authority, but we want him to push that authority to its limit,” said Rachel O’Leary Carmona, executive director of the Women’s March.
Among the protesters was 75-year-old Joanne Morris. She and her 16-year-old granddaughter traveled from Pennsylvania to Washington D.C. to protest. Joanne held a sign with “This boomer believes in choice and freedom” written across it. She was 26 when the Supreme Court first recognized the right to abortion and had not expected Roe to fall in her lifetime.
“I want to see [her granddaughter] have the same choices that I had,” she said, “It feels like the country is headed in the wrong direction.”
As many know, the overturning of Roe v Wade is and will continue to affect the lives of many women. “Some 40 million women of reproductive age are expected to lose access to abortion in the coming weeks,” says Holly Honderich, BBC News journalist.
An estimated 10,000 people paraded around the gates of the White House, some even going so far as to tie themselves to it. Protesters traveled from all across the U.S. Dallas attorney, Laura Pierce, was among them, traveling over 1.3 thousand miles to the White House. Dallas has already prohibited abortion.
“There’s nothing, to me, more worth fighting for than this cause – our fundamental right to have bodily autonomy,” Pierce said. “If that means taking up space and getting arrested then I think it’s worth it.”
Pierce had heard of many Texans who found themselves in situations where they would have to travel hundreds of miles just to undergo an abortion legally.
Many who assembled at the White House were angry at President Joe Biden and his administration for not putting enough effort into stopping Roe v Wade from being overturned. Facing public pressure, Mr. Biden signed an executive order that mandated his health department to do more to protect abortion rights, such as improving access to medicinal abortion.
However, the president cannot undo what the Supreme Court has decided, with the members voting 6-3 on banning abortions.
“We know there are limits to [the president’s] authority, but we want him to push that authority to its limit,” said Rachel O’Leary Carmona, executive director of the Women’s March.
Among the protesters was 75-year-old Joanne Morris. She and her 16-year-old granddaughter traveled from Pennsylvania to Washington D.C. to protest. Joanne held a sign with “This boomer believes in choice and freedom” written across it. She was 26 when the Supreme Court first recognized the right to abortion and had not expected Roe to fall in her lifetime.
“I want to see [her granddaughter] have the same choices that I had,” she said, “It feels like the country is headed in the wrong direction.”
