“Voting prevents unwanted presidencies”: thousands of women gathered in the streets of Washington on Saturday for their rights. Brandishing signs, they showed their support for Kamala Harris, three days before the American presidential election.
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The Democratic candidate made the defense of the right to abortion a central theme of her campaign and it was on the lips of all the demonstrators who participated in this “women’s march”.
On a stage set up in the “Freedom Plaza”, the speakers took turns and called to vote for the 60-year-old Democratic candidate, with the dome of the American Congress as a backdrop. “We will not go back!” chanted the crowd, adopting one of Kamala Harris’ campaign slogans.
Referendums in ten states
Referendums on the right to abortion are being organized on Tuesday in 10 states in parallel with the presidential election. In Nebraska, one proposal seeks to enshrine the new restriction in the state constitution, while another seeks to extend the length of time allowed for an abortion. For Marlene Wagner, the choice was quickly seen.
The restrictions have “already had repercussions, because women have not been able to obtain the care they need,” laments the woman who also came in 2017 to the first women’s march, which followed Donald’s inauguration Trump and brought together hundreds of thousands of people.
This time again, we could see “pussy hats”, pink caps with cat ears, in reference to a crude expression of the former Republican president.
In Washington, some counter-protesters accusing Kamala Harris of being a “baby killer” also sought to be heard on Saturday.
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