A long stretch of SanFrancisco’s Market Street was filled with abortion rights demonstrators Saturday afternoon. RoeVWade
It was part of a nationwide effort to protest the Supreme Court draft decision to overturnBy far, the largest protest in the Bay Area was the one along Market Street, organized by Women’s March SF.Thousands of abortion rights supporters stretched out along Market street as they marched along their route from the Civic Center to the Embarcadero, young and old, women and men.
"I think everyone should be here participating. I think it’s a human right. It’s healthcare. Abortion should be legal, on-demand, without apology," said Lucas Tejeda. If the Supreme Court decides to overturn Roe v. Wade the question of legality would then fall to the states, and according to the Guttmacher Institute 26 states are certain or likely to ban the procedure."Catastrophic disasters. There are going to be people dying when they need healthcare. There’s going to be people left without basic needs of what their body needs," said Dalia Zarour.
Some demonstrators say they have been working for years to stave off a potential threat to Roe v. Wade because they’ve felt it’s been under constant threat. "No, I’m not surprised at all. I’ve been fighting this for a long time. This shirt is 25-years-old," said Muff Donner., at least a couple hundred people gathered outside the BART Station at Mission and 24th, listening to speakers in both English and Spanish.
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