On Saturday, a protest was carried out at the nation’s capital in response to the overturn of Roe v Wade. About 10,000 advocates from all over the country were involved in this march.
Two weeks prior, it was announced that Roe v Wade, a 50-year law that ensured access to abortions nationwide, would be revoked by the Supreme Court. Laura Pierce, a 33-year-old attorney from Dallas travelled 1,300 miles to join the march.
Pierce comes from one of the ten states that have already banned abortions. Her motivation comes from her many fellow Texans who need to travel an average of 250 miles to have an abortion in the first 20 weeks of a pregnancy.
She says, “there’s nothing, to me, more worth fighting for than this cause – our fundamental right to have bodily autonomy. If that means taking up space and getting arrested then I think it’s worth it.”
Many people at the campaign bashed President Biden and his administration for doing too little to provide a safe environment for abortion seekers. Seeing the effect this decision had on the community, Biden ordered the healthcare department to provide access to abortions, some including medication, contraceptives, and safeguards. However, the Supreme Court still holds ultimate power.
Executive director of the campaign, Rachel O’Leary Carmona said, “We know there are limits to his authority, but we want him to push that authority to its limit,” and expresses her disappointment by saying, “we’re calling on President Biden to continue to take steps to protect abortion nationally, and if he can’t do anything more from behind his desk he should get out into the streets.”
Many advocates, a lot of whom saw the launching of the right, came to the rally to seek justice for the younger generation, as an estimated 40 million women are to be kept from access to abortions. Retired nurse Ms. Morris expresses, “it feels like the country is headed in the wrong direction.” Hopefully, these efforts for a harmonious society pay off in the generations to come.
Sources:
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-62109971
https://www.politico.com/news/2022/05/02/supreme-court-abortion-draft-opinion-00029473
Two weeks prior, it was announced that Roe v Wade, a 50-year law that ensured access to abortions nationwide, would be revoked by the Supreme Court. Laura Pierce, a 33-year-old attorney from Dallas travelled 1,300 miles to join the march.
Pierce comes from one of the ten states that have already banned abortions. Her motivation comes from her many fellow Texans who need to travel an average of 250 miles to have an abortion in the first 20 weeks of a pregnancy.
She says, “there’s nothing, to me, more worth fighting for than this cause – our fundamental right to have bodily autonomy. If that means taking up space and getting arrested then I think it’s worth it.”
Many people at the campaign bashed President Biden and his administration for doing too little to provide a safe environment for abortion seekers. Seeing the effect this decision had on the community, Biden ordered the healthcare department to provide access to abortions, some including medication, contraceptives, and safeguards. However, the Supreme Court still holds ultimate power.
Executive director of the campaign, Rachel O’Leary Carmona said, “We know there are limits to his authority, but we want him to push that authority to its limit,” and expresses her disappointment by saying, “we’re calling on President Biden to continue to take steps to protect abortion nationally, and if he can’t do anything more from behind his desk he should get out into the streets.”
Many advocates, a lot of whom saw the launching of the right, came to the rally to seek justice for the younger generation, as an estimated 40 million women are to be kept from access to abortions. Retired nurse Ms. Morris expresses, “it feels like the country is headed in the wrong direction.” Hopefully, these efforts for a harmonious society pay off in the generations to come.
Sources:
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-62109971
https://www.politico.com/news/2022/05/02/supreme-court-abortion-draft-opinion-00029473
