WASHINGTON — Scores of protesters took to the steps in front of the Supreme Court on Tuesday hours after a draft opinion overturning the landmark Roe v. Wade decision leaked. Armed with megaphones, signs, buttons and at least one letterpress for speedy poster production, groups supporting and opposing abortion rights demonstrated and occasionally confronted one another in front of the barricaded court.“Pro-choice is a lie, babies don’t choose to die,” a throng of anti-abortion activists chanted.“Bans off our bodies” and “my body, my choice,” their counterparts replied.The size of the crowd grew gradually during the day. Senator Elizabeth Warren, Democrat of Massachusetts, delivered a short speech denouncing the “extremist Supreme Court.”The New York Times spoke to a few of the protesters. Here’s how they described the moment.
Credit...Sarahbeth Maney/The New York Times“The writing has been on the wall for a while, and I hope that this will be a wake-up call to other pro-choice Catholics like me, to be a little more outspoken about their beliefs.”
Ashley Wilson, 32, communications director for Catholics for Choice“I was surprised at the nature of the decision, but I wasn’t surprised at the content. I think that what we’re seeing is 50 years of religious overreach by the Catholic bishops into American government, in the Supreme Court, in Congress, and last night, we just happened to see it in the Supreme Court,” said Ashley Wilson, 32, the communications director for Catholics for Choice.Understand the Challenge to Roe v. Wade
The Supreme Court’s upcoming decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization could be the most consequential to women’s access to abortion since 1973.
The ArgumentsAfter hearing arguments in December, the court appeared poised to uphold the Mississippi law at the center of the case that could overturn Roe v. Wade.Under Scrutiny In overturning Roe v. Wade, would the justices be following their oath to uphold the Constitution or engage in political activism? Here is what legal scholars think.An America Without RoeThe removal of abortion rights at the federal level would cause changes that would mostly be felt by poor women in Republican states.Legislative Activity: Some Republican-led state legislatures have already moved to advance abortion restrictions ahead of the court’s decision. Here is a look at those efforts.
Credit...Sarahbeth Maney/The New York Times“It just goes to show it just takes like one or two people to like, stir up the world, you know, for both positive and negative.”
Robert Buird, 29, activist with Pro-Life San Francisco“When we landed at DCA, turned on our phones, we saw the news about the Supreme Court leak and, you know, a range of emotions. As soon as we were able to, we joined our colleagues and friends and booked it to come to rally in celebration last night and, of course, got like three hours of sleep and returned here in the morning,” said Robert Buird, 29, an activist with Pro-Life San Francisco.Supreme Court and Roe v. Wade
Updated May 3, 2022, 4:15 p.m. ETWhat is a trigger law? And which states have them?Expecting an influx, providers in states with abortion protections vow: ‘We will be ready.’DeSantis calls Supreme Court leak a ‘judicial insurrection.’He added, “To support democracy it means to recognize the voice of people in each and every state, and to support any valid concept of human rights means that you must recognize every human, every member of the human species. You can’t discount some people just because they’re smaller, less mature.”
Credit...Sarahbeth Maney/The New York Times“There needs to be some real pushing with voters telling their legislators, ‘You need to support this legislation.’”
Izzy Rowland, 19, student in Washington, D.C. “The Supreme Court is out of line trying to take back multiple rulings, Casey v. Planned Parenthood and also Roe v. Wade. But also legislators need to step up here because we had the chance to enact federal law that will protect reproductive choice and it’s been stalled. So I really hope this motivates legislatures to, before the midterms, get something through,” said Izzy Rowland, 19, a student in Washington, D.C. She continued, “And of course, you have to have By: Linda Qiu and Sarahbeth Maney
Title: Demonstrators Gathered at Supreme Court Lament, and Celebrate, Leaked Draft
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Published Date: Tue, 03 May 2022 20:21:08 +0000
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