Thousands of people demonstrated this Saturday in several cities in the United States, including Washington, to demand the defense of the right to abortion, dynamited at the federal level this summer by the Supreme Court, and sweep a democratic “blue wave” in the elections. intermediate in a month.
“We’re not going back,” chanted the mostly female protesters, waving signs calling for a “feminist tsunami” and “voting to save women’s rights” in the face of the conservative offensive.
“The right of people to dispose of their bodies”
“I don’t want to be forced to go back to another time,” Emily Bobal, 18, a student in Washington, told AFP. “It’s pretty ridiculous that we still have to (protest) in 2022” to defend this right, she added, expressing concern that the Supreme Court is now attacking gay marriage.
“Most of us are ready to go out and fight for democracy and for the right of people to dispose of their bodies, women and men,” said Kimberly Allen, 70, for whom the results of the midterm elections of 8 November will be decisive. regarding the protection of rights.
Many protesters wore green armbands and scarves, the color of the pro-abortion rally. Others waved huge blue flags (the color of the Democrats) crossed out with “Vote” as well as blue wave-shaped signs symbolizing the raise they are asking for during the vote.
Some counter-demonstrators calling for “finding Jesus Christ” and calling “abortion equals murder” were booed. Similar rallies have been held in New York City and Denver, Colorado, among others.
The next elections in the viewfinder
“The Women’s Wave will go after ALL anti-abortion politicians, wherever they live,” tweeted Rachel O’Leary Carmona, executive director of “The Women’s March,” the main organization behind the protest, which urges to elect “more women “. pro-choice candidates next month.
The elections will determine control of the Senate and the House of Representatives. The Democrats, led by Joe Biden, want to place the debate in defense of the right to abortion and democracy.
At the end of June, the Supreme Court of Justice repealed the constitutional right to abortion. Immediately, a series of Republican-led states banned abortion in their territory and many court battles began. In the latest development, an Arizona appeals court ruled Friday that abortions could once again be performed in the state.
Source: BFM TV
