Protesters are gathering in Washington and at more than 380 events across the country, including in New York City, San Antonio, Chicago and Los Angeles, to demand safe and legal access to abortion.
Rachel O’Leary Carmona, executive director of the Women’s March, said the organizers of Saturday’s events are planning for many more demonstrations this summer to continue to pressure lawmakers.
“Most people don’t even know they’re pregnant until after six weeks,” said Evelyn Tamez, 26, who had come to the protest with her sister, Valeria Tamez, 21. “It puts a restriction on women of color especially.”The sisters are from Laredo, Tex., on the southern border, where they said they know multiple people who have crossed into Mexico to buy abortion pills at pharmacies without consulting with a provider., she added, “it’s not going to stop abortions. It’s just going to stop safe abortions.
Cisneros has made abortion a top issue in her campaign — and made it more of a focus since the publication of the Supreme Court draft decision. Aria Floyd, 20, said she came to the rally in part to support Cisneros. She started hearing about the candidate after the Supreme Court leak.“I heard she supports abortion rights. … She is the antithesis of Greg Abbott,” Floyd said.
Standing under Florida’s blazing midday sun, many of the demonstrators said they viewed Saturday’s protest as just the start of a long battle to protect access to abortion in the state. Last month, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a bill banning abortion after the 15th week of pregnancy, and many of the demonstrators said they will now mobilize to try to defeat his reelection bid in November.
Bett Willett, 81, said her decision to remain at the protest despite heat-related health risks signaled just how angry she was about the looming Supreme Court decision.
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