Nationwide marches for abortion rights

In the nation’s capital, protesters marched to the Supreme Court in the rain while chanting “We will not go back” and “Abortion is a human right.” In New York, thousands crossed the Brooklyn Bridge. And in Los Angeles, demonstrators filled a park near City Hall to show their support for abortion rights.

Thousands of protesters converged in cities across the country on Saturday, nearly two weeks after the leak of a Supreme Court draft opinion that would overturn “Roe v. Wade”.

Gathering near the Washington Monument, some wore shirts that read “Bans Off Our Bodies” and “Keep Abortion Safe and Legal.”

They vowed to fight to preserve abortion rights, even as some accepted that Roe Law would most likely be overturned. The marches took place after the publication this month of the draft opinion, which showed that the Supreme Court appeared poised to overturn the landmark 1973 decision that established a constitutional right to abortion. The court’s ruling is not expected until June or early July. With the midterm elections months away, President Biden and congressional Democrats are hoping to use the issue to energize voters. Democratic senators failed on Wednesday to advance legislation to guarantee abortion rights nationwide in the face of opposition from Republicans and one Democrat, Senator Joe Manchin III of West Virginia.