Politics & Government
Pro-Choice Protesters Gather In Front Of Palo Alto City Hall
A group gathered Tuesday afternoon to protest a leaked Supreme Court decision overturning Roe v. Wade.
PALO ALTO, CA — A small but dedicated group of mostly women and a few supportive men gathered outside Palo Alto City Hall at 5 pm on Tuesday evening to voice their opposition to a possible U.S. Supreme Court decision on abortion leaked a day earlier.
The draft decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization, penned by Justice Samuel Alito, would overturn the 1973 Roe v. Wade ruling giving women a constitutional right to choose whether to abort a pregnancy.
"Against Abortion? Don't have one!" read one of the homemade signs. The group cheered when drivers honked their support.
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"I'm so angry," said Mary Ittelson, who lives nearby. "This decision rolls back everything we thought we had won decades ago."
Stephanie Maples, an art teacher at a local elementary school, wore her sign, vividly depicting the slogan "My body, my choice."
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The group had assembled in response to an Instagram post by comedian Amy Schumer urging people to "Channel Your Rage into Action" at local courthouses, city halls and town squares.
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