San Francisco, CA
Abortion rights protesters take to the streets of San Francisco
Abortion rights protesters take to the streets of San Francisco
An extended stretch of San Francisco’s Market Avenue was stuffed with abortion rights demonstrators Saturday afternoon.
SAN FRANCISCO – An extended stretch of San Francisco’s Market Avenue was stuffed with abortion rights demonstrators Saturday afternoon.
It was a part of a nationwide effort to protest the Supreme Courtroom draft determination to overturn Roe v. Wade, the landmark 1973 determination that made abortion authorized within the US.
By far, the most important protest within the Bay Space was the one alongside Market Avenue, organized by Ladies’s March SF.
However it was not the one demonstration within the metropolis calling for the preservation of abortion rights.
Hundreds of abortion rights supporters stretched out alongside Market avenue as they marched alongside their route from the Civic Heart to the Embarcadero, younger and outdated, ladies and men.
“I feel everybody ought to be right here collaborating. I feel it’s a human proper. It’s healthcare. Abortion ought to be authorized, on-demand, with out apology,” stated Lucas Tejeda.
If the Supreme Courtroom decides to overturn Roe v. Wade the query of legality would then fall to the states, and in keeping with the Guttmacher Institute 26 states are sure or prone to ban the process.
It that occurs, some concern the worst.
“Catastrophic disasters. There are going to be individuals dying once they want healthcare. There’s going to be individuals left with out fundamental wants of what their physique wants,” stated Dalia Zarour.
Some demonstrators say they’ve been working for years to stave off a possible menace to Roe v. Wade as a result of they’ve felt it’s been underneath fixed menace.
“No, I’m not shocked in any respect. I’ve been preventing this for a very long time. This shirt is 25-years-old,” stated Muff Donner.
In San Francisco’s Mission District, at the least a pair hundred individuals gathered outdoors the BART Station at Mission and twenty fourth, listening to audio system in each English and Spanish.
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It was organized by a coalition of teams underneath the umbrella moniker Riseup4abortionrights.org.
A Spanish-speaking activist used an interpreter to verify her message reached everybody.
“We can’t permit for the them to take our rights for what we name the liberty of selection,” Lulu Reboyoso.
A high-school pupil who participated in a walkout final week, urged younger individuals to put aside excuses and get energetic within the combat to protect Roe v. Wade.
“I bought to play with my buddies on Sunday or no matter, you already know. That is extra essential, that is extra essential. That is an emergency,” stated Bobby, who didn’t need to reveal his final identify.
The group “stand up for abortion rights” is urging individuals to proceed to stage walkouts, protests, and take to the streets.
They’re organizing a nationwide pupil walkout on Could 19 and one other work and pupil walkout on Could 26.