“We are acting” Several large progressive organizations on Thursday called on Americans to march en masse on May 14 across the United States to defend the right to abortion, which the Supreme Court seemed ready to blow up.
It’s time to redouble our efforts, no time to wastesaid at a press conference to call Kelley Robinson, a group official Planned Parentingwhich operates several abortion clinics in the country.
On May 14, we will express our angerhe added, announcing the organization of four large marches in Washington, New York, Chicago and Los Angeles, and hundreds of rallies in other parts of the country. Hundreds of thousands of people are expected.
Other actions will occur slowly.
It will be a summer of ragesaid Rachel Carmona, who is the organization Women’s March gathered millions of Donald Trump opponents in 2017 for the first time Women’s March.
A shock wave
The Politico site caused a political explosion Monday night by publishing a draft Supreme Court decision that, if upheld, would return to the United States 50 years, when each state is free to ban or allow abortions. .
This document, produced in February and could be the subject of negotiations until June 30, is considered to be judgment Roe v. wade in 1973, which protected the right of American women to terminate their pregnancies, was there is no basis in the beginning and nothing in the Constitution protects the right to abortion.
These revelations terrified the American left: hundreds of people voluntarily marched in front of the Supreme Court, elected Democrats in Congress gave their voices and President Joe Biden called on voters to defend the right on abortion during elections. November legislative.
We see an energy we have never seen beforeassured Thursday Rahna Epting, director of the progressive association MoveOnaccusing Republicans of fixing this denial by appointing conservative justices to the Supreme Court.
Our message to Republicans is clear: you’ll see us on the streets in May, you’ll see us on the streets in June, and you’ll see us at the polls in November!
Source: Radio-Canada