Several hundred people demonstrated on Sunday to defend the right to abortion, in front of the Montreal courthouse.
“Angry and supportive”, chanted the crowd, who came not only to support American women after the invalidation of the judgment Roe v. wade Friday, but also remind us that we must remain vigilant.
“There’s nothing acquired,” says Jordane Saumure. “It’s not just the right to abortion that is at stake when we talk about controlling women’s bodies. It spills over into a lot of other issues like contraception, gay rights, trans rights. It’s honestly scary, ”adds her friend Charlotte Roy.
Among the protesters, many fear that the victory of anti-abortion activists in the United States will give a motivational boost to Canadian anti-choice movements. “It’s hard not to have a little fear that the anti-choice movements in Canada see this as an opportunity to fully engage in mobilization to do exactly the same thing,” explains Alexandra Roy.
Several similar demonstrations organized by the Federation of Quebec for the planning of births also took place Sunday noon in front of the courthouses of Quebec, Sherbrooke, Rimouski, Trois-Rivières, Salaberry-de-Valleyfield, Magog and Longueuil.
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