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Pittsburgh elected officials participate in Downtown rally for reproductive rights
(link) https://www.post-gazette.com/local/city/2022/07/15/pittsburgh-rally-reproductive-rights-roe-v-wade-supreme-court/stories/202207150050
Republicans have their sights set on taking away reproductive rights across the nation, state Rep. Summer Lee said during a rally Friday, adding that those fighting back “need urgency unlike we have ever seen before.”
“We have, for the first time in my lifetime, taken away a fundamental right of nearly half of our population,” said the Braddock Democrat, who is also the party’s nominee for the 12th Congressional District. “We have taken away a fundamental right that will not just impact women — it will affect families, it will affect every single American.”
Ms. Lee joined other local Democrats and advocates for a Friday afternoon rally outside of the City-County Building in support of reproductive rights. The event, part of the “Defend Choice” week of action, was one of many that have followed the U.S. Supreme Court’s controversial decision last month to revoke nationwide abortion protections, originally established in the landmark Roe v. Wade and Planned Parenthood v. Casey decisions.
Officials and advocates said the future of reproductive rights is on the ballot in this November’s elections, and it is crucial that Democrats come out in force at the polls.
“We have, for the first time in my lifetime, taken away a fundamental right of nearly half of our population,” said the Braddock Democrat, who is also the party’s nominee for the 12th Congressional District. “We have taken away a fundamental right that will not just impact women — it will affect families, it will affect every single American.”
Ms. Lee joined other local Democrats and advocates for a Friday afternoon rally outside of the City-County Building in support of reproductive rights. The event, part of the “Defend Choice” week of action, was one of many that have followed the U.S. Supreme Court’s controversial decision last month to revoke nationwide abortion protections, originally established in the landmark Roe v. Wade and Planned Parenthood v. Casey decisions.
Officials and advocates said the future of reproductive rights is on the ballot in this November’s elections, and it is crucial that Democrats come out in force at the polls.
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