ATLANTA, Ga. - On the fiftieth anniversary of the landmark U.S. Supreme Court docket choice Roe v. Wade, an abortion rights rally is scheduled in downtown Atlanta.
Officers inform Atlanta Information First that the Get together for Socialism and Liberation (PSL), alongside Georgia NAACP, URGE, and Atlanta DSA, will maintain an motion on the east steps of the Capitol at 1 p.m. to demand the legalization of abortion as soon as and for all.
In June of 2022, the U.S. Supreme Court docket overturned Roe v. Wade, ending constitutional protections for abortion that had been in place for 49 years. That call led to a whole lot of protests all around the world and demonstrations to demand justice.
Protesters are anticipated to be calling for the repeal of Georgia’s 6-week abortion ban, and the enlargement of abortion rights at each the federal and state degree, officers add.
“The bodily autonomy of hundreds of thousands of ladies shouldn’t be on the whim of some judges and politicians. They're actively obstructing what nearly all of folks need,” stated PSL activist Natalie Villasana. “The one approach to win again abortion rights is to construct mass strain exterior of the political institution.”
Many metropolis and police officers in and round Atlanta are on edge after a protest turned violent and damaging on Saturday evening in downtown Atlanta. Six folks had been arrested after a whole lot of protesters took to the streets of Atlanta in response to Manuel Teran’s loss of life who was shot on the future website of the Atlanta police coaching facility on Jan. 19.
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Officers say 22 states have already enacted full or partial abortion bans. a few of these have been struck down in courts. Alternatively, 21 states have enshrined abortion rights into regulation.
“Regardless of which get together is in energy, the dedication and strain of the folks can drive politicians to concede to our calls for,” stated activist Addison Clapp. “Georgia’s elected officers can now not ignore working-class folks and should take heed to our calls for now!”
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On Friday, a memorial on Capitol Avenue acknowledged greater than 63 million abortions within the U.S. since 1973.
A one-mile silent march and rally adopted the service.
In Washington D.C., marchers handed by the U.S. Capitol the place the abortion rights debate is ongoing.