Group of protesters set to stay on Georgia Capitol steps, rallying for abortion rights

ATLANTA, Ga. (CBS46) -A gaggle of protestors towards the overturning of Roe v. Wade is planning to remain on the Georgia State Capitol steps till protections for abortion rights are legalized.

Round 20 individuals stayed all of Saturday evening on the steps following protests by the weekend in Downtown Atlanta.

“That is actually inconvenient, as a result of I’ve work and I’ve college and I’ve numerous issues to do proper now. However that is extraordinarily necessary,” stated one protester.

“I sort of checked out my associates standing subsequent to me. in the course of the protests… I used to be like, hey, what if we don’t go house?”

“It was by no means pre deliberate. It was spur of the second, and we’re staying.”

Some staying for private causes, others for the trigger as a complete.

“I’ve personally skilled rape and all that sort of factor. And I’ve had, you understand, the police not have my aspect, like, he solely he walked free after two months of sitting in jail. After which like, so, if one thing would have happened of that, like, I might have been fast to need to do away with the kid,” stated a protester who drove all the way in which from Macon.

“I really feel like we shouldn’t need to have some sort of private relationship with it. Actually, I feel it’s a vital trigger. And I feel they’re attacking our rights to make choices over our personal our bodies, which isn’t one thing they’ve the precise to do,” stated one other everlasting protester.

“I’m uninterested in being an object. We’re not objects.”

Individuals staying regardless of college, work, and social plans.

“We all know the neighborhood helps us. And we’ll be right here. And we’ll be right here till the neighborhood will get what we would like. And what do we would like? We wish the rights of our bodily autonomy.”

To this point, the neighborhood has supported the group with meals and financial donations. Which means they don’t have to go away this spot till they really feel their voices have been heard.

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