Pro-abortion rights protesters raged in front of the Supreme Court this weekend. A lot of the anger was directed at the Supreme Court, but there was also a lot reserved for Democrats.
“I don’t believe at this stage that this will be federally protected. Carolyn Yunker stated Saturday that she has as much faith in Democrats as she did in Republicans at this stage. She travelled from her Maryland home to get to the court.aEUR
“Democrats have used it for 50 years to raise funds. She said that they had the opportunity to codify Roe. “They didn’t because it helps to raise money to be a pro-choice candidate in elections. I have to admit, I am disgusted at a lot of our current representatives.”
The main message that Democrats have sent to voters since the May leakage of Justice Samuel Alito’s draft opinion overturning Roe V. Wade has been that abortion will be on the November ballot. Many who support abortion rights are still voting and are frustrated that Democrats have not produced more results.
House Democrats passed a bill in the fall that would have made Roe’s protections federal. It was defeated in the Senate, where it would have needed 60 votes to overcome a filibuster.
While some abortion rights advocates want the Senate to end the filibuster they are not united behind it. President Joe Biden has not pushed for it. He also refused to support calls for expanding the court.
Biden is the leader for the party that supports abortion rights. However, his visibility in the response to the ruling has been limited. Biden made a statement immediately after the ruling. However, the White House cancelled the daily press briefing and he fled for a major summit.
His fellow Democrats are not happy. 34 senators wrote to Biden over the weekend urging him to take a leadership role in a national response.
Officials from the White House stressed that the administration would support medication abortion, citing dozens of meetings with stakeholders in abortion rights. The White House claims that policy action will be taken this week.
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi announced Monday afternoon that House Democrats were looking into legislation to protect period-tracking data and to preserve the right to travel across states. She said that the House could vote again on legislation to codify Roe.
However, long-term changes will only be possible if there is more voting. This means winning over new voters such as Pryia Thompson (19 years old) who went to court with her grandmother on Saturday. She’s ambivalent about her vote as a new voter, who supports abortion rights.
She said, “Honestly, I’m just starting, and all this is happening, so making decisions and knowing who to vote for, who’s truly for us, is difficult.”
Since years, the vast majority of Democratic candidates have supported abortion rights. After Roe was overturned, Democratic candidates such as Sarah Godlewski running for Senate in Wisconsin will work to send a stronger message to voters aEUR” that they will prioritize protecting abortion rights if they are elected.
She stated, “This is why I stepped up for the U.S. Senate. It was because I was sick of reproductive freedom being treated as some kind of extra credit project.”
This anger is a prominent part of the abortion rights movement. However, it’s also acknowledged that some supporters became complacent over the half century Roe was in force.
Aimee Allison, the founder of She The People, said that people who have had a right to assume that it’s so will not be challenged. “And even though we were informed that the Supreme Court planned to overturn Roe V. Wade, many people didn’t realize that this was a threat and that it would have an impact on their lives.”
She is currently focusing on electing Senate candidates that could eliminate the filibuster, and make it easier for abortion protections to be passed.
“If these women of color can be elected, we’ll be able to pass the legislation which went through the House as well as a sitting in the Senate to restore abortion rights. We will make reproductive justice a reality.” she said.
Some are focusing on access to abortion in the medium and short-term. Laura Kriv was part of a small protest group that marched in front Justice Brett Kavanaugh’s house Saturday night. aEUR<
“Just as the Janes started the movement years ago, and took it upon them to ensure women had safe access, so we’re going have to do the exact same thing,” she stated, referring to Jane Collective, which helped women seek abortions in the 1960s, 1970s, and later on. .
Kriv said that this is something she will be focusing on more than just watching politicians speak.
“I don’t want to wait for politicians. She said that she was not going to wait for Biden. “I would love it if Biden would expand the court to ensure that our rights are not taken away.” But I won’t wait.
It’s unclear how much they see voting in November as a solution, given the fact that activists are so motivated to defend abortion access now.
