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Abortion-rights activists rally to demand Biden take more action
Tuesday, July 12, 2022
Cronkite News
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Rain couldn’t stop an estimated 1,500 activists from marching to the White House this weekend in an “uprising to protect abortion rights,” just weeks after the Supreme Court overturned its Roe v. Wade decision.
The Saturday event organized by the Women’s March came one day after President Joe Biden signed an executive order aimed at protecting abortion access in states that still allow abortion. But he said his authority is limited and called on voters to take the issue to the polls this fall.
Protesters at the rally welcomed the executive order, but demanded that more be done.
“He needs to use every ounce of power he has, he needs to push the limits of presidential power,” said Ellie Sims, a Chandler resident who is currently studying at Georgetown University.
That was echoed by march organizers and the hundreds who turned out in pouring rain.
“We are calling on our leaders to fight as hard for abortion rights as we fought to get them elected,” said Women’s March Executive Director Rachel O’Leary Carmona in a prepared statement. “We came out today to demand more.”
Note: This story originally appeared on Cronkite News. It is published via a Creative Commons license. Cronkite News is produced by the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication at Arizona State University.
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