Roe v. Wade Was Overturned. These Protests Are Happening Around DC.

On Friday, the Supreme Courtroom reversed Roe v. Wade, ending the constitutional proper to abortion. Advocates have been bracing for the choice since Politico printed a draft opinion in Might, which suggests many protests have been within the works for weeks. Listed here are among the demonstrations occurring in DC and the encompassing areas.

Friday, June 24 

Deliberate Parenthood of Metropolitan Washington, DC will go out shirts and indicators at 3:30 pm at John Marshall Park forward of the deliberate Bans Off Washington DC rally, which can happen on the US Capitol Grounds at 5 pm right now with Girls’s March, MoveOn, and UltraViolet. Extra data right here. 

Black abolitionist group Harriet’s Wildest Desires is rallying right now at 5 pm on the Supreme Courtroom and can be joined by Metro DC Democratic Socialists of America, Shut Down DC, and a number of other different organizations. Extra data will be discovered here. 

The Get together for Socialism and Liberalism will collect at 6 pm right now on the Supreme Courtroom.

Deliberate Parenthood Advocates of Virginia will maintain a Bans Off Fairfax vigil right now at 7 pm in entrance of Fairfax County Courthouse and a Bans Off Alexandria rally right now at 7 pm in entrance of Albert V. Bryan US Courthouse. Extra data will be discovered right here.

Sunday, June twenty sixth 

REPRO Rising Virginia and Hampton Roads Reproductive Justice will maintain a Virginia Reproductive Fairness Alliance Converse Out Rally at Lafayette Park at 11 am. You may RSVP right here.

July 4th

At midday, Shout Your Abortion is asking folks to indicate as much as the Supreme Courtroom in purple, white, and blue. The group will arrange a pop-up lemonade and abortion capsules stand in collaboration with AidAccess, an abortion capsule mail service. Extra data right here.

Assistant Editor

Earlier than changing into an assistant editor, Damare Baker began out as an editorial fellow for Washingtonian. She has beforehand written for Voice of America and The Hill. She is a graduate of Georgetown College, the place she studied worldwide relations, Korean, and journalism.