Anti-abortion activists rally in Sacramento ahead of Roe v. Wade decision

Record ID: 1678094

  • Title: Anti-abortion activists rally in Sacramento ahead of Roe v. Wade decision
  • Date: 23rd June 2022
  • Summary: SACRAMENTO, CALIFORNIA, UNITED STATES (JUNE 22, 2022) (Reuters) VARIOUS OF ANTI-ABORTION MARCHERS CHANTING “WE ARE A PRO-LIFE CALIFORNIA” MARCHERS CHANTING “EQUAL RIGHTS FOR THE UNBORN” VARIOUS OF MARCHERS JONATHAN KELLER, PRESIDENT OF CALIFORNIA FAMILY COUNCIL, AT PODIUM (SOUNDBITE) (English) JONATHAN KELLER, PRESIDENT OF CALIFORNIA FAMILY COUNCIL, SAYING: “I am so excited to see so many men, women and children that are here because you have an unwavering commitment that every child deserves to be welcomed into life and protected by law.” WOMAN CHEERING CROWD LILA ROSE, PRESIDENT OF LIVE ACTION, WALKING TO PODIUM (SOUNDBITE) (English) LILA ROSE, PRESIDENT OF LIVE ACTION, SAYING: “Roe vs. Wade will fall. We are here because we recognize the God-given dignity and sanctity of every human life from the youngest child to the most senior. We are here because we value life. We love life.” VARIOUS OF CROWD SIGN THAT READS “KILLING UNBORN BABIES GRIEVES GOD” WOMAN HOLDING SIGN (SOUNDBITE) (English) LILA ROSE, PRESIDENT OF LIVE ACTION, SAYING: “We have lived for over 50 painful years now under an unjust law, under the immense weight of the lie that might makes right, that a child in the womb has no rights, has no worth, and over 63 million children, 63 million children have lost their lives because of the injustice of 1973. But no more. We demand better. We demand a better path, a better future for every child, for all of us.” CROWD VARIOUS OF ANN MARIE PADEN, 50, FERTILITY CARE PRACTITIONER IN HANFORD, CALIFORNIA, AT RALLY (SOUNDBITE) (English) ANN MARIE PADEN, 50, FERTILITY CARE PRACTITIONER IN HANFORD, CALIFORNIA, ON SUPREME COURT’S PENDING DECISION, SAYING: “I do. And I am, with a lot of other people, am just relishing in the fact that lives do matter, and the Supreme Court justices can see that. They know that this entire case was based on a lie. If you know the law, you can look it up. The whole Roe v. Wade situation was a lie. It was built on a lie. And people need to know abortion is not good for people. It should never be okay to kill another person. It should never be legally accepted to kill another human being, and that’s what a baby is.” VARIOUS OF CROWD (SOUNDBITE) (English) PHILLIP MENDOZA, 52, CONTRACTOR IN ELK GROVE, CALIFORNIA, SAYING: “I believe in pro-life. My mother gave me a chance. She trusted that I would grow up and do the right thing in life, and I think right now this is the time we need to do this. We need to stand up for life right now." VARIOUS OF CROWD (SOUNDBITE) (English) PHILLIP MENDOZA, 52, CONTRACTOR IN ELK GROVE, CALIFORNIA, SAYING: “Yes, I do. I believe it’ll be overturned. I think it’s time right now. We need to stand up for the 60 million babies that were killed, and I believe that God is going to do it for us. He’s going to overturn it.” (SOUNDBITE) (English) TRISHA NAVARROT, 44, TEACHER IN YUBA CITY, CALIFORNIA, SAYING: “So I think it’s really important. Anything we can do to support life and dispel the lie that life is merely a choice, that we can do away with the unborn with no regard for the sanctity of life.” VARIOUS OF JETTA PETERS, 34, PROPERTY MANAGER AND MOTHER OF 3-YEAR-OLD BOY IN KINGSBURG, CALIFORNIA, SIGNING UP ON AN EMAIL LIST SIGN THAT READS “LOVE THEM BOTH” (SOUNDBITE) (English) JETTA PETERS, 34, PROPERTY MANAGER AND MOTHER OF 3-YEAR-OLD BOY IN KINGSBURG, CALIFORNIA, SAYING: “I had a miscarriage back in 2018, and when I was pregnant with my son, they were doing tests and it looked like he might have Down's Syndrome and the doctor told me then if I wanted to have an abortion, that this would be my window of opportunity, and my husband and I longed for our son, and we believe that all lives matter, and that has really affected my decision to come out and stand for the voiceless.” VARIOUS OF MARCHERS
  • Embargoed: 7th July 2022 01:56
  • Keywords: California Right to Life march Right to Life rally Roe v Wade abortion anti-abortion activists
  • Location: Sacramento, California, United States
  • City: Sacramento, California, United States
  • Country: USA
  • Topics: Fundamental Rights/Civil Liberties,Government/Politics,United States
  • Reuters ID: LVA001666522062022RP1
  • Aspect Ratio: 16:9
  • Story Text:Several hundred anti-abortion activists gathered for the 'California March for Life' rally and march in front of the capitol building in Sacramento, California on Wednesday (June 22).
    The rally comes as the nation prepares for the Supreme Court to release its decision on a case from Mississippi that gives the court's conservative majority a chance to overturn the landmark 1973 Roe v. Wade decision that legalized abortion nationwide.
    Anti-abortion legislators have been rapidly enacting restrictive laws in conservative states this year, encouraged by the likelihood that the Supreme Court could roll back abortion rights and permit states to ban abortion entirely.
    A draft majority opinion leaked to the public in early May showed the conservative-leaning court intending to overturn the Roe decision.
    (Production: Nathan Frandino)
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