Category: Abortion Access

US Will ‘Continue to Provide Seamless Access’ to Abortion in Military: Defense Secretary

Following the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling to overturn Roe v. Wade, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin issued a statement suggesting that the Defense Department intends to maintain the military’s access to abortion. “Nothing is more important to me or to this Department than the health and well-being of our Service members, the civilian workforce, and DOD…


Defense Secretary: Military to ‘Continue to Provide Seamless Access’ to Abortion

Following the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling to overturn Roe v. Wade, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin issued a statement suggesting that the Defense Department intends to maintain the military’s access to abortion. “Nothing is more important to me or to this Department than the health and well-being of our Service members, the civilian workforce, and DOD…


California Legislature Moving Fast on Pro-Abortion Amendment to State Constitution

California Democrats are proposing amendments to the state’s constitution seeking to codify abortion as a constitutional right for its citizens, a countermove predicated on the expectation that the Supreme Court will overturn Roe v. Wade, the 1973 decision that legalized abortion nationwide. One of the proposed amendments would explicitly ban the state from denying or…


Protesters Finalizing Plans For Blockade of Supreme Court on June 13

Protesters planning to blockade the Supreme Court say they expect to be arrested for their actions but would break the law anyway. In an online meeting organized by Shut Down D.C., several activist groups joined forces to plan how to prevent justices from entering the U.S. Supreme Court on June 13. The protest is a…


Police Will ‘Monitor’ Abortion Protests Near the Supreme Court

Washington police say they are aware of proposed protests near the Supreme Court and will plan accordingly. Protest organizing group Shut Down D.C. has said that it will blockade the court on June 13 in response to a leaked Supreme Court draft opinion that suggests the justices might overturn Roe v. Wade. In Roe v. Wade,…


Police Will ‘Monitor’ Abortion Protests Near Supreme Court

Washington police say they’re aware of proposed protests near the Supreme Court and will plan accordingly. Protest organizing group Shut Down D.C. has said that it will blockade the court on June 13 in response to a leaked Supreme Court draft opinion that suggests the justices might overturn Roe v. Wade. In Roe v. Wade,…


Activists Plan to Blockade Supreme Court Before Abortion Decision

Protest organizing group Shut Down D.C. plans to block access to the Supreme Court in Washington on June 13. In online meeting footage obtained by The Epoch Times, the group announced that it planned to seal off all three vehicle entrances to the court so that justices couldn’t get there and announce a decision that…


EXCLUSIVE: Activists Plan to Block Entrances and ‘Shut Down’ Supreme Court to Prevent Expected Roe v. Wade Ruling

Protest organizing group Shut Down D.C. plans to block access to the Supreme Court in Washington on June 13. In online meeting footage obtained by The Epoch Times, the group announced that it planned to seal off all three vehicle entrances to the court so that justices couldn’t get there and announce a decision that…


Pro-Abortion Protesters at Supreme Court Chant ‘[Expletive] Them Kids’

WASHINGTON, D.C.—Following a large pro-abortion march on Saturday, the protest on May 15 outside the Supreme Court was smaller but not short on sharp rhetoric. “[Expletive] them kids,” protesters chanted. “It is not good for the large protests, but it is definitely funny as [expletive],” one protester said about the chant. About 50 mostly female…


Seven Activists Create ‘Performance Art’ Outside Justice Barrett’s House

FALLS CHURCH, Virginia—Seven activists quietly walked in circles while dressed as “handmaids” near Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett’s house on May 11. The activists wore red robes, white bonnets, and black face masks, a reference to The Handmaid’s Tale, a novel about a dystopian America controlled by religious extremists who oppress women. The activists all…