Mobilization in the United States – “Pro-lifers want to ban abortion on all American soil”

– “Pro-lifers want to ban abortion on all American soil”

The Supreme Court’s plan to challenge access to abortion is a victory for conservatives, who will not stop there, warns Professor Jennifer Holland.

Alexis Buisson – Washington

Posted today at 8:22 p.m.

Supporters and opponents of abortion are clashing in the Supreme Court after the announcement of an upcoming High Court decision aimed at limiting access to abortion. Washington, May 4, 2022.

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Joy of pro-lifers, concern and anger of pro-choicers. Monday’s revelation of a Supreme Court working paper calling for the repeal of Roe v. Wade continues to stir up strong emotions in the United States. While Democrats in Congress plan to work on a federal law to protect access to abortion, several Republican states are tightening the screws. On Wednesday, a Louisiana parliamentary committee validated a proposed text that would make any abortion a homicide in the event of adoption.

If the Supreme Court formalizes the end of “Roe”, the 1973 decision which legalized the voluntary termination of pregnancy throughout the country by establishing it as a right protected by the Constitution, it will be a major victory for the movement. American pro-life. Professor at the University of Oklahoma and specialist in the anti-abortion movement, Jennifer Holland looks back at the strategy followed by the pro-life camp to achieve its ends.

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