Wisconsin Man Treks To Washington, D.C., For Abortion Rights

MILWAUKEE, WI — A Wisconsin man is marching from Milwaukee to Washington to boost cash for a nonprofit to assist pay for abortion care because the destiny of Roe v. Wade hangs within the stability earlier than the U.S. Supreme Courtroom.

A draft opinion leaked from the court docket indicated that the court docket is poised to throw out the 1973 ruling, leaving abortion rights and restrictions as much as particular person states, Politico reported in early Could. Political establishments, well being care suppliers and moms throughout america braced this week for the court docket’s ultimate choice.

Kyle Parthum, a former bartender and self-described cowboy, stated is strolling from Wisconsin to the nation’s capital to boost cash for The Brigid Alliance. The nonprofit helps folks searching for abortions with the price of journey, facilities and different assist. Parthum’s fundraiser has to this point raised $3,775 towards its $22,022 aim.

Parthum referred to as his march the “Save Our Sisters March.” He’s presently its sole member.

Parthum retains a log of his travels on social media and has slept on strangers’ couches in between daylong treks of 20 to 25 miles per day, he instructed Patch in a telephone name. The highway sporting on his toes, a heavy pack and inclement climate have been some challenges he is needed to face whereas strolling cross-country.

“A 24-hour thunderstorm is rolling by as I sort this and the concept of strolling and tenting in a thunderstorm all day and evening simply is not my factor,” Parthum wrote in a Reddit publish whereas in Michigan. “Opposite to in style perception, I am not attempting to die out right here.”

Whereas he does not have ties to Wisconsin anymore, he stated he did not need to sit again when he heard in regards to the leaked draft. Parthum had his sisters — one a physician and the opposite a lawyer — in thoughts when he determined to protest the risk to abortion rights.

“My sisters are the neatest folks I’ve met,” he stated. “And that is taken away from them. It is unfair.”

When he reaches Washington, Parthum hopes to hyperlink up with a nationwide group to protest on the Supreme Courtroom till it renders a call, he instructed Patch. He stated he hopes to succeed in the capital on the finish of June.

“If I may stroll there and make a stink, hopefully others will be part of and arrange,” Parthum stated.

In Wisconsin, hundreds marched in Milwaukee and Madison in Could to protest the Supreme Courtroom’s projected choice. If Roe v. Wade is overturned, it will be as much as state legislators and prosecutors to implement or amend a 172-year-old legislation that would limit abortion in The Badger State.

Folks can donate to Parthum’s GoFundMe marketing campaign, which sends cash to The Brigid Alliance, by clicking right here.

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