Thousands gather in downtown New York over abortion court ruling

NEW YORK, 25 June – RIA Novosti. Several thousand people gathered in Washington Square Park in downtown New York to protest the US Supreme Court ruling that revoked the constitutional guarantees of the right to abortion, RIA Novosti correspondent reported.

Among the participants there are many representatives of young people: students, informants and representatives of the LGBT community. There are also the elderly. Angry exclamations and cheers are heard at the Supreme Court.

“Fertilized egg is not human”, “Abortion US Supreme Court”, “Abortion is self-defense”, “Ending misogyny” – these are just a few of the posters.

A woman who introduces herself as Carla told an RIA Novosti reporter she was outraged by today’s decision. One person who came to the rally said, “This is not just savage. It is a manifestation of the rabid power of men and another humiliation of women. We dictate to us what to do with our bodies.”

According to Kurt, the Supreme Court’s decision will result in an increase in the sale of illegal drugs for abortion.

The crowd cheers, “My size, my choice.”

Among the attendees were chants of the Black Lives Matter movement: “There is no justice – there will be no peace.”

However, even in the city where the authorities support the right to abortion, there are those who oppose this procedure.

In Union Square, a black woman clashed with other activists. “It’s a disease,” she shouts, pointing to posters opposing the restriction of abortion rights.

Parallel rallies are being held in a number of districts across New York on Friday. Helicopters flew over them. Police clothing was reinforced, but not equipped with helmets and vests. The police are silently watching the protests from the sidelines. The atmosphere at the rallies is calm.

The U.S. Supreme Court in Friday’s 1973 Roe v. Wade reviewed his case and allowed US states to regulate the territory themselves, breaking constitutional guarantees for the right to terminate a pregnancy. US President Joe Biden harshly criticized the Supreme Court’s decision. He noted that state anti-abortion laws, now automatically enacted, would put women at risk. According to Biden, the Supreme Court’s decision throws the country back 150 years. The 1973 Roe v Wade case gave women the right to have abortions without government restrictions.