“For the women of this country, this will be a summer of rage.”
allow the statesThe planned rallies, set from Maine to Hawaii, follow the Senate’s failed vote on Wednesday to advance legislation, called the Women’s Health Protection Act, that would legislate the right to abortion at the federal level. Organizers included Planned Parenthood, NARAL, and SEIU among others.
“The right to choose whether or not to have an abortion belongs to women, not elected politicians,” Senate Majority Leader“If five unelected justices are allowed to decide the fates of millions of women...then mark my words: It will be open season, open season, on our God-given freedoms in this great and grand country,” the senior Democrat added.
If that happens, approximately half of U.S. states, most in the South and Midwest, are certain or likely to ban abortions. Thirteen states, including Louisiana, Texas, Utah, and Wyoming, haveDemocrats can do little but hope the upcoming ruling will energize voters in November’s midterm elections. The party occupying the Oval Office tends to fare poorly in such elections, but the abortion debate could at least offset Republicans’ advantage on economic issues such as inflation.
Carmona said the fight will continue at polling places, demonstrations, and other venues, “until we have a full restoration of our rights.” “It's no exaggeration to say that for the women of this country, this will be a summer of rage,” she said.
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