Raleigh, N.C. — People rallied in 700 cities across the country on Saturday, including gatherings in Raleigh, Durham and Charlotte.
In Raleigh, roughly 1,000 people filled with Bicentennial Plaza at 11 a.m. for the 'Rally for Abortion Justice.' The demonstration included speakers and a march during the national day of action.
The rally was part of a larger Nationwide Women's March, which is a response to SB 8 in Texas, which organizers say, "essentially outlaws abortion in the state by empowering private citizens with $10,000 bounties to file devastating lawsuits against abortion providers and anyone 'aiding and abiding' an abortion."
In a release sent ahead of the rallies, organizers said, "SB 8 is not only an attack on abortion rights, but an attack on affordable healthcare services for working class people, who will lose access to free and low-cost reproductive healthcare if abortion providers are forced to close due to costly legal battles. Restrictions on abortions do not stop abortions from happening; they only increase the number of life threatening abortions."
In response, rallies to demand full reproductive rights took place around the United States on Saturday, ahead of the Supreme Court's reconvening on October 4.
The marches are calling on Congress to pass the Women's Health Protection Act (WHPA), protecting a person's ability to decide to continue or end a pregnancy.
"WHPA would enshrine into law healthcare providers' right to offer abortion services 'prior to fetal viability' without restrictions imposed by individual states," said the release.
"In North Carolina, a web of medically unnecessary restrictions prevents many people from accessing abortion, inflicting serious harm on patients, particularly people of color, people who live in rural parts of the state, and people experiencing financial hardship," said organizers in a release.
"91 percent of North Carolina counties do not have an abortion provider today," they said.
"I want to emphasize the diversity in this crowd today," said one advocate, nodding to the diversity in ages, races and gender.
Many local organizations are part of the planned march, including, ACLU of North Carolina, Carolina Abortion Fund, El Pueblo, Inc., Muslim Women For, NARAL Pro-Choice NC, National Association of Social Workers North Carolina, NC NOW, Planned Parenthood South Atlantic, PSL Carolinas, SisterSong, Triangle Abortion Access, and other advocates for abortion access.
The Rally for Abortion Justice is slated to begin at 11 a.m. on Bicentennial Plaza in Raleigh. In Durham, the Women's March 2021 is expected to begin at 1 p.m. in City Square.
There is more information about the Raleigh march on their website.
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