In response to the loss of women’s right to safe, legal access abortion In the United States, a group of locals has organized a protest this weekend in London, Ont.
The Pro-Choice Protest is being organized by London Ontario Activism on Saturday, July 16 in the southeast corner. Victoria Park After sign-making at 1 pm and a demonstration at 2 pm, the march was taken out.
Alexa McCoy, a member of London Ontario Activism, said the protest advocates for the right to safe, accessible and legal abortion in Canada.
“That’s why we are advocating for strengthening enforcement of the Canada Health Act, which states that abortion should be accessible across the country. So while abortion is legal in Canada, most people are unaware of how inaccessible it can be. Maybe,” McCoy said.
She said abortion services are often only available in major cities and are challenging for some people to access.
“People from remote communities sometimes have to drive several hours or cross provinces to get to the nearest clinic.”
She says that before the march begins, she will have several speakers, including those sharing personal abortion stories and some sharing poems.
Organizers say the march will begin at the cemetery in Victoria Park, with Dufferin Avenue to the west, Richmond Street to the south, Queens Avenue to the east, and then north on Wellington Street, ending at the southeast corner of Victoria Park. There will be people.
The US Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade was announced on June 24.
ruling abolished Roe vs. Wade The landmark decision that guaranteed abortion rights in the US for more than 50 years, the question of whether abortions are legal, will now be left to individual states, which could lead to a wide gap in access across the US.
Several Conservative states had triggered laws in place that had led to Roe v. Wade overturned the process, making it immediately illegal to access or provide the process in many parts of the United States.
“So whenever there are far-right movements in America, it opens the door for far-right political thinkers in Canada to open up the discussion and the conversation around it,” McCoy said.
– With files from Global News ‘Sara do Kuto’
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