Obama encourages folks to participate on abortion rights protests

Former President Obama is encouraging folks to take part in nationwide abortion rights protests on Saturday, saying he was “proud” that People had been standing up for abortion righs.

Protests in Washington, D.C., and throughout the nation are deliberate on Saturday amid fears that the Supreme Courtroom is about to overturn the Roe v. Wade resolution establishing abortion rights in each state. A leaked draft resolution obtained by Politico suggests the courtroom will overturn the ruling this summer time.

“Throughout the nation, People are standing up for abortion rights—and I’m happy with everybody making their voices heard. Be part of a march close to you,” Obama tweetedtogether with a hyperlink to a slew of “Bans Off Our Our bodies” protests all around the U.S.

“Should you can’t be a part of a march in particular person as we speak, you may nonetheless become involved. Donate to a neighborhood abortion fund. Volunteer with activists who’ve been organizing on this situation for years. And vote on or earlier than November 8 and in each election. Take motion: http://usow.org/repro/#motion,” he added in a follow-up tweet.

Protesters throughout the nation can be collaborating in demonstrations on Saturday dubbed “Bans Off Our Our bodies,” which have been organized by teams, together with Deliberate Parenthood Federation of America, Deliberate Parenthood Motion Fund, Ladies’s March, MoveOn, and UltraViolet.

The demonstrations are protesting the leaked draft opinion, purportedly written in February, that signifies that the excessive courtroom will overturn the 1973 landmark resolution. The chance has galvanized Democrats and abortion-rights activists to seek out methods to guard entry to the medical process.

One protest is happening in Washington, D.C. starting at midday with protesters marching from the Washington Monument to the Supreme Courtroom.

The event comes as Republicans and a few Democrats slammed protests happening exterior the properties of justices earlier this week.

Justice Division spokesperson Anthony Coley stated in a press release on Wednesday that “the Legal professional Normal directed the U.S. Marshals Service to assist make sure the Justices’ security by offering further assist to the Marshal of the Supreme Courtroom and Supreme Courtroom Police.”