Vol. 80/No. 9      March 7, 2016

 

Join March 2 rally in DC to defend abortion access

 
A range of groups supporting women’s rights are organizing a “Rally to Protect Abortion Access” on the steps of the Supreme Court in Washington, D.C., March 2, from 8 a.m. to noon. That day the court hears Whole Woman’s Health v. Hellerstedt, a case challenging a Texas law that places strict requirements on abortion clinics and doctors. If upheld, it would force all but 10 clinics in the state to close and set a precedent for more attacks on the right to choose abortion.

This is the first abortion-related case the high court has heard in nearly a decade. During that time women’s access to abortion has been increasingly eroded through state laws imposing onerous regulations on abortion providers, shortening the time to seek an abortion, and requiring parental consent, mandatory counseling and waiting periods.

“This is an important rally and long overdue,” Alyson Kennedy, Socialist Workers Party candidate for president, told the Militant Feb. 24. “I will be there with supporters and I am encouraging everyone in the labor movement to go. Women’s access to abortion is a key question for the working class.”

Organizations building the March 2 rally include NARAL Pro-Choice America, the Center for Reproductive Rights, the National Institute for Reproductive Health and the American Civil Liberties Union. Buses to the rally are being organized in New York, Philadelphia, Cleveland and other cities.  
 
 
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