Los Angeles: March to Defend Abortion Rights Now!

532 South Olive Street,Los Angeles CA 90013

02 October, 2021

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Join our PSL Los Angeles contingent at the March for Reproductive Rights on October 2nd to defend abortion rights now! Join our PSL Los Angeles contingent at the March for Reproductive Rights on October 2nd to defend abortion rights now! Legalize abortion once and for all! The U.S. Supreme Court demonstrated its unwillingness to protect the rights of women when they voted 5 to 4 allowing the Texas SB 8 “heartbeat bill” to go into effect. It is now illegal in the state of Texas for women to get abortions after six weeks of pregnancy. This bill criminalizes not only those who get abortions, but anyone who is considered to have “aided and abetted” the abortion process. These attacks on reproductive rights not only endanger the lives of women but will disproportionately affect poor and working class women of color. Many abortion providers offer some of the only affordable health care services that poor Black and Brown people can access. SB 8 will severely limit, if not eliminate, basic and necessary services such as checkups, contraceptives, tests for sexually transmitted diseases, and routine cancer screening. This law will not only impact transgender men but transgender people, as many of these same clinics provide gender confirming health care such as hormone therapy. The enforcement of this bill could drag these providers through costly legal battles, intimidating and forcing clinics to close. This blatant attack is rooted in patriarchy and capitalist bigotry, and is without a doubt an attack on the entire working class. A united fight back grounded in solidarity demanding the full legalization of abortion is critically needed at this moment. Read our statement on SB 8 and the attack on reproductive rights here: https://www.liberationnews.org/psl-statement-block-senate-bill-8-legalize-and-expand-abortion-access-now/