One day after the historic ruling by the Supreme Court removed national protections for abortion, hundreds of pro-choice supporters again took the streets in Chicago to express their rage and sadness.
Protesters march through downtown Chicago on June 25, 2022, a day after the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade.
Many protesters wore green, a color that in Latin American movements represents the right to legal abortions, Willin said.“We take inspiration for our sisters in Latin America, by showing up and telling everyone that this is how we feel and we’re not gonna take their laws that they’re trying to implement,” Willin said. “That we’re not OK with having human rights taken away from women.”
Earlier Saturday, a couple hundred people gathered at Federal Plaza in between rain showers to protest the Supreme Court’s 6-3 ruling decision. Amy Krauss, who has researched reproductive rights in Latin America and studied institutional inequality after Mexico City legalized abortion while other Mexican states further criminalized it, said she expects states to intensify their laws in the wake of Roe v. Wade being overturned. She said that’s already started to happen.
While states with already restrictive laws will continue to make abortion access nearly impossible, Krauss said she expects states such as Illinois and California to increase access.In her research about Mexico, Krauss said people traveled to Mexico City for safe and legal abortions. She said health care systems were overburdened, which led to practices that were not ideal and affected marginalized groups disproportionately.
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