Demonstrations across the U.S. to protest Supreme Court overturning of Roe v. Wade ruling
After the U.S. Supreme Court overturned the “Roe v. Wade case” on June 24, demonstrations continued across the United States on the 25th, and demonstrations are expected to continue throughout the weekend.
Hundreds of protesters gathered outside the U.S. Supreme Court on June 25, holding signs and chanting slogans, as a handful of anti-abortion activists engaged in heated conversations with pro-abortion rights protesters.
In New York City, large numbers of demonstrators gathered in Washington Square Park to protest the Supreme Court ruling. According to information released by the New York Police Department on the 25th, at least 20 people in the crowd demonstrating in New York City have been detained but have not yet been charged with a crime.
The Vermont State Police said that some protesters went to the State Capitol in Montpellier in the early morning of the 25th to vandalize. Many windows of the building were broken and graffiti was left on the gate.
In Los Angeles, hundreds of people demonstrated downtown and held a concert and rally called “Rock for Abortion Rights” outside the local courthouse.
In San Francisco, nearly 1,000 protesters gathered outside the courthouse and city hall, chanting slogans such as “abandon the courthouse”, causing traffic jams.
In Boston, protesters gathered at the state capitol, with civil rights groups calling on protesters to “stay on the streets” until abortion is once again legally guaranteed nationwide.
Another U.S. media report said dozens of protesters went to Justice Clarence Thomas to protest outside the residence of Justice Clarence Thomas in Fairfax, Virginia, some carrying loudspeakers and other noisemakers.
The latest Supreme Court ruling will give states the power to enact abortion laws, with nearly half of the U.S. expected to declare abortion bans or severe restrictions. “The Constitution does not confer the right to abortion; Roe v. Wade is dismissed; the power to regulate abortion is returned to the people and their elected representatives,” the court opinion said.
As of the 25th, Arkansas, Idaho, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, North Dakota, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Texas, Tennessee, Utah and Wyoming, etc. Thirteen states have already started the process of launching anti-abortion laws based on the ruling. In some of these states, abortion laws will go into effect immediately, while in others, abortion laws will go into effect after a period of time or signed by state officials. (CCTV reporter Liu Xiaoqian)
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