Dueling mass rallies planned for Supreme Court hearing in pivotal abortion case
November 30, 2021 | District of Columbia
Expect plenty of opinions Wednesday at the Supreme Court when crowds of demonstrators converge for rallies timed to oral arguments on a Mississippi abortion law that could upend Roe v. Wade.
Leading groups on both sides of the abortion issue are planning dueling events throughout the day on or near the steps of the high court.
The Women’s March plans to “encircle” the building with volunteers shortly after a 4-hour pro-life gathering featuring speeches from members of Congress.
Other events include an early morning “Abortion is Essential” rally sponsored by pro-choice groups, including the Center for Reproductive Rights, the National Abortion Access Coalition and Planned Parenthood.
The political theater comes with the justices scheduled to consider a 2018 Mississippi law barring most abortions after 15 weeks’ gestation in a case that both sides agree poses a direct threat to the 1973 Roe ruling that made abortion a federal constitutional right…. (Excerpts from the Washington Times)
