“The fight starts again”, daily demonstrations for and against abortion in front of the Supreme Court

“The fight begins again“. Chérie had an abortion in 1973, the year of the implementation of the Roe v. Wade judgment which guarantees the right of women to voluntary termination of pregnancy in the United States. Like several other “pro-choice” activists , she decided to come and demonstrate every day in front of the American Supreme Court.

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Sweetie, at the time of her abortion, was 19 and a ballerina in Utah. She couldn’t keep a child and pursue her dancing career. In front of the building, she shows her Planned Parenthood t-shirt which at the time helped her find a doctor: “I was lucky enough to have the means to go to California and undergo this procedure which I do not regret“, she says.

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“It just pisses me off. If you don’t want to have an abortion, then don’t! It’s hard for me to accept that after all these years, we’ve come back to where we started.”

Louis is the age Chérie was at the time of her abortion. He wears a “Students for life” t-shirt and also decided to come and demonstrate in front of the Supreme Court to say “Nope” to abortion. Distributing leaflets to passers-by, he explains: “It took over 100 years before slavery was abolished. In 100 years, maybe no one will say they are for abortion. We want to make abortion not only illegal, but also unthinkable.”

“Abortion should not be a political issue.”

Celeste, who came to demonstrate for the right to abortion

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A little away from the loudspeakers, Celeste and Peter, a retired couple, came to demonstrate for the right to abortion. According to them, abortion should only be a matter of public health. “It is a matter of personal choice whether to have an abortion or not. Flipping ‘Roe vs. Wade’ would not only be a setback for all women, but for all Americans“, believes Peter.

Polls have shown for years that a majority of Americans support abortion rights, but half of the states are already prepared to ban it if the Supreme Court overturns the 1973 ruling.