Thousands Of US Women March For Abortion Rights And Against Texas Law
The New Paper|October 04, 2021
Women marched by the thousands at the US Supreme Court, the Texas Capitol and in cities across the United States to protest increasing state restrictions on abortion and advocate for maintaining a constitutional right to the procedure.
Thousands Of US Women March For Abortion Rights And Against Texas Law

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The 660 demonstrations around the US were largely sparked by a Texas law that bans abortions after six weeks of pregnancy. The measure, which went into effect last month, is the most restrictive in the country.

“No matter where you live, no matter where you are, this moment is dark,” Ms Alexis McGill Johnson, president of Planned Parenthood, told the crowd at the Rally For Abortion Justice in Washington.

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