In a rousing and fiery speech to pro-abortion protesters in front of the Supreme Court on Tuesday, longtime reproductive rights advocate Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Massachusetts) denounced the “extremist” Supreme Court for its potential decision to overturn Roe v. WadeIt was a threat to their lives and they have vowed not to accept it.
“I am angry,” she said, forcefully. “I am angry because an extremist United States Supreme Court thinks that they can impose their extremist views on all of the [people]They are wrong. I am angry because we have reached the culmination of what Republicans have been fighting for, angling for, for decades now.”
Warren further stated that the people most affected by widespread abortion bans include the poor and the working class.
“I am angry because of who will pay the price for this. It won’t be wealthy [pregnant people],” she said. “Wealthy [pregnant people]You can board an airplane. They can fly to another nation. They can fly to another nation. They can get the protection they need.”
“This will fall on the poorest [people] in our country,” she continued. “This will fall on the young [people]Who have been abused and who are victims or incest. This will apply to those who have been raped. This will apply to [parents] who are already struggling to work three jobs to be able to support the children they have.”
An extremist Supreme Court thinks it can impose its extremist views on all women in this nation and I am angry.
I have seen the places in which abortion is illegal. We’re not going back—not now, not ever. pic.twitter.com/5lE8rCQz5U
— Elizabeth Warren (@SenWarren) May 3, 2022
Warren’s speech was met with cheers from protesters in front of the Supreme Court on Monday. Protesters gathered following. Unpublished draft opinionObtained by PoliticoWritten by Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito, it showed that the Court has all the votes to overturn RoeThe, which protects the U.S. Chief Judge John Roberts’ right to an abortion confirmedThe draft was valid on Tuesday morning.
If Roe13 states overturned would automatically ban abortion thanks to so-called “trigger laws” that have previously passed in the states. Many other states have also passed decrees stating that they plan to restrict abortion if necessary. Roe is overturned or saying that their state constitutions don’t secure the right to an abortion. If the Supreme Court decides against it, this brings the total number states that would likely ban abortion at 24. Roe.
Although a source said otherwise, PoliticoAt least five conservative justices must vote to overturn Roe, the draft isn’t final, and abortion rights activists are calling For mass uprisingsIn the hope of preventing the decision from being finalized.
Extremist Supreme Court poised to be overthrown #RoeVWadeIt will impose its extreme-right, unpopular views upon the entire country. It’s time for the millions who support the Constitution and abortion rights to stand up and make their voices heard. We’re not going back—not ever.
— Elizabeth Warren (@SenWarren) May 3, 2022
Warren, whose presidential platform in 2020 includedA number of pro-abortion actions were presented and they vowed to fight the decision. In an interview after her speech, Warren pointed out that Republicans have been “plotting” and packing the court for decades in order to work toward allowing states to ban abortions – despite the fact The vast majority of the public doesn’t want RoeTo be overturned
“I am here because I am angry and I am here because the United States Congress can change all of this,” Warren concluded, to cheers from the crowd. “Angry, but committed.”
“Understand this, understand this: I have seen the world where abortion is illegal. We won’t be going back. Not ever. So say it with me,” she said, her voice crackling with emotion, instructing the crowd to repeat after her. “We are not going back. Not ever. Not ever. Not ever. Never!”
