Abortion rights protesters rally in cities around U.S.

CHICAGO -

Abortion rights protesters rallied in cities round the US on Saturday, vowing to struggle to make sure that abortion stays a authorized possibility for girls nationwide.

Tons of gathered in Chicago, Atlanta, Houston and different cities days after a draft U.S. Supreme Court docket opinion was leaked to the general public suggesting the courtroom is poised to overturn the landmark 1973 Roe v. Wade case that legalized abortion nationwide. The draft opinion, which comes amid almost 50 years of federal abortion protections, may change earlier than the ruling is finalized in coming weeks.

"To assume that, in spite of everything this time, individuals nonetheless need to management what ladies can do and our rights to make our private healthcare choices is simply actually outrageous," Carole Levin, chair of Courts Matter Illinois, instructed WMAQ-TV through the rally in Chicago.

Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker attended the rally and vowed to guard reproductive rights in Illinois.

"I am proud Illinois is an island for reproductive freedom within the Midwest," he mentioned. "Our shores stay open for any particular person left marooned by these extremist politicians."

Within the nation's capital, abortion rights protesters stood exterior the Supreme Court docket, holding indicators that mentioned abortion is a human proper, or "Abort the Court docket." Protesters who oppose abortion demonstrated throughout the road.

In Atlanta, demonstrators carried indicators in favour of abortion rights as they marched via that metropolis's downtown and chanted, "Not the church and never the state, ladies should resolve our destiny."

In Houston, 1000's attended a reproductive rights rally headlined by Democrat Beto O'Rourke, who's operating for Texas governor. Texas is one in all a number of states that will robotically ban abortion, leaving no exceptions for rape or incest, if the excessive courtroom overturns the nationwide proper to abortion.

An investigation is underway to find out who leaked the Supreme Court docket draft opinion to Politico.