The groups at the National Mall and other locations included men, women and children who chanted, sang, and voiced their displeasure over the high court’s draft opinion, and abortion bans and restrictions that have cropped up in many Republican-led states.
By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent@StacyBrownMedia
The groups at the National Mall and other locations included men, women and children who chanted, sang, and voiced their displeasure over the high court’s draft opinion and abortion bans and restrictions that have cropped up in many Republican-led states.
“Far-right Republicans have hijacked Washington, DC, and we need to elect
“As Democratic Attorneys General, we will never back down when it comes to protecting abortion access. We are on the front lines of this fight, and we are already doing the work to defend reproductive health care.”
They continued:
Carrying signs that read, “Bans off our bodies,” “Abortion is health care,” and “Women are not livestock,” demonstrators indicated that protests would continue until the court changes course.
Loehr, 34, of Washington, wore a black T-shirt with an image of the late Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s “dissent” collar on it and a necklace that spelled out “vote.”
Kelley Robinson, executive director of the Planned Parenthood Action Fund, counted among the speakers at the National Mall.