Demonstrators gathered in Washington on Friday for the country's largest annual anti-abortion rally around the anniversary of the landmark 1973 Supreme Court decision establishing the right to an abortion.
Justice Sonia Sotomayor, in a separate blistering dissent from the majority, wrote:"This case is a disaster for the rule of law and a grave disservice to women in Texas, who have a right to control their own bodies. I will not stand by silently as a State continues to nullify this constitutional guarantee."
Majorities of Americans support the Supreme Court upholding Roe v. Wade and oppose states making it harder for abortion clinics to operate, according to an ABC News/Washington Post from November. Three in four Americans, including majorities of Republicans, independents and Democrats, say the decision of whether to have an abortion should be left to a woman and her doctor.White House press secretary Jen Psaki addressed the anniversary of the landmark decision at Friday's White House briefing.
"Reproductive health care has been under extreme and relentless assault ever since, especially in recent months," she said."We're deeply committed to making sure everyone has access to care and we will defend it with every tool we have. That includes continuing to work with Congress to pass the Women's Health Protection Act and codify this fundamental right into law."
Friday's march is planned each year on or around the anniversary of the Roe v. Wade decision, handed down 49 years ago on Jan. 22, 1973.
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