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A new ongoing stream of pro-abortion rights protests was launched in May 2022, in reaction to a leak of a SCOTUS draft majority opinion, authored by Justice Samuel Alito, that would overturn Roe v. Wade. [1] The rallies and marches reached a peak on Saturday, May 14, under the name "Bans Off Our Bodies."
Here's a list of gatherings, both celebrating and condemning the decision planned for today and this weekend. Roe v. Wade protests and celebrations: Where people are gathering in New Jersey
This Saturday, hundreds of thousands of advocates for reproductive rights are expected to take to the streets in dozens of U.S. cities to protest the Supreme Court’s draft opinion that would ...
The Washington Post described the protests as a "joint effort among civil rights, racial and social justice and reproductive health organizations," highlighting the event’s "diverse mix of people."
The Women's March [11] [12] [13] [a] was a worldwide protest on January 21, 2017, the day after the first inauguration of Donald Trump as the president of the United States. It was prompted by Trump's policy positions and rhetoric, which were and are seen as misogynistic and representative as a threat to the rights of women.
The 2020 Women's March was a double protest that was held on January 18 and October 17, 2020, in Washington, D.C., and across the United States. [1] [2] Many people in countries around the world also participated in the women's global march. [3] The demonstration follows similar protests in 2017, 2018, and 2019. [4]
For the third day in a row, demonstrators gathered downtown to express grief and anger over the Supreme Court's decision to end a constitutional right to abortion.
On June 24, 2022, in a 5–4 decision, the Supreme Court officially overturned Roe v.Wade and Planned Parenthood v.Casey. [9] The decision was divisive among the American public, [10] with 55 to 60% "split between those who think that it (abortion) should be mostly legal with some exceptions and mostly illegal but with exceptions" [11] and was generally condemned by international observers and ...