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Participants in the March for Reproductive Freedom gathered at the Court Square fountain before marching to the Capitol in downtown Montgomery, Alabama.
No full textSeveral women are dressed like characters from "The Handmaid's Tale," and other people are carrying signs, including "Private Property / No Trespassing"; "Women Are Not Pawns in Your Political Game!"; "Not My Body! Not My Choice!"; "Protect Safe, Legal Abortion"; and "Mother by Choice for Choice!" The event was held to protest Alabama's new abortion law (known as the Alabama Human Life Protection Act), which had been signed by Governor Kay Ivey the previous week. From the text of the act: "Relating to abortion; to make abortion and attempted abortion felony offenses except in cases where abortion is necessary in order to prevent a serious health risk to the unborn child's mother . . ." While the law stipulated that "a woman who receives an abortion will not be held criminally culpable or civilly liable for receiving the abortion," individuals performing (or attempting to perform) the procedure would be charged with a felony. Exceptions were made in the case of ectopic pregnancy or "lethal anomaly," but there were no such provisions for rape or incest. In October 2019, a federal judge issued a preliminary injunction to block the ban, which its proponents had expected. According to a statement issued by Attorney General Steve Marshall, "As we have stated before, the State's objective is to advance our case to the U.S. Supreme Court where we intend to submit evidence that supports our argument that Roe and Casey were wrongly decided and that the Constitution does not prohibit states from protecting unborn children from abortion.
Participants in the March for Reproductive Freedom marching down Dexter Avenue in downtown Montgomery, Alabama.
No full textPeople are carrying signs, including "Cut Off Our Rights / We Cut Off Your Power"; "Tax the Church, End the Oppression"; "ACLU / Abortion Is Healthcare. / Abortion Is a Right."; and "Why does the man who raped me have more freedom than I do?" The event was held to protest Alabama's new abortion law (known as the Alabama Human Life Protection Act), which had been signed by Governor Kay Ivey the previous week. From the text of the act: "Relating to abortion; to make abortion and attempted abortion felony offenses except in cases where abortion is necessary in order to prevent a serious health risk to the unborn child's mother . . ." While the law stipulated that "a woman who receives an abortion will not be held criminally culpable or civilly liable for receiving the abortion," individuals performing (or attempting to perform) the procedure would be charged with a felony. Exceptions were made in the case of ectopic pregnancy or "lethal anomaly," but there were no such provisions for rape or incest. In October 2019, a federal judge issued a preliminary injunction to block the ban, which its proponents had expected. According to a statement issued by Attorney General Steve Marshall, "As we have stated before, the State's objective is to advance our case to the U.S. Supreme Court where we intend to submit evidence that supports our argument that Roe and Casey were wrongly decided and that the Constitution does not prohibit states from protecting unborn children from abortion.
Participant in the March for Reproductive Freedom in front of the Capitol in Montgomery, Alabama.
No full textShe is wearing a "Shame on Kay Ivey" T-shirt and holding a sign that reads, "Shoals Stands with Women!!" The event was held to protest Alabama's new abortion law (known as the Alabama Human Life Protection Act), which had been signed by Governor Kay Ivey the previous week. From the text of the act: "Relating to abortion; to make abortion and attempted abortion felony offenses except in cases where abortion is necessary in order to prevent a serious health risk to the unborn child's mother . . ." While the law stipulated that "a woman who receives an abortion will not be held criminally culpable or civilly liable for receiving the abortion," individuals performing (or attempting to perform) the procedure would be charged with a felony. Exceptions were made in the case of ectopic pregnancy or "lethal anomaly," but there were no such provisions for rape or incest. In October 2019, a federal judge issued a preliminary injunction to block the ban, which its proponents had expected. According to a statement issued by Attorney General Steve Marshall, "As we have stated before, the State's objective is to advance our case to the U.S. Supreme Court where we intend to submit evidence that supports our argument that Roe and Casey were wrongly decided and that the Constitution does not prohibit states from protecting unborn children from abortion.
Participants in the March for Reproductive Freedom marching down Dexter Avenue in downtown Montgomery, Alabama.
No full textPeople are carrying signs, including "Alabama Doesn't Care About Women's Rights"; "This Is What a Feminist Looks Like"; "We Are Not Ovary-Acting"; "Gender Justice"; and "Politicians Make Crappy Doctors." The event was held to protest Alabama's new abortion law (known as the Alabama Human Life Protection Act), which had been signed by Governor Kay Ivey the previous week. From the text of the act: "Relating to abortion; to make abortion and attempted abortion felony offenses except in cases where abortion is necessary in order to prevent a serious health risk to the unborn child's mother . . ." While the law stipulated that "a woman who receives an abortion will not be held criminally culpable or civilly liable for receiving the abortion," individuals performing (or attempting to perform) the procedure would be charged with a felony. Exceptions were made in the case of ectopic pregnancy or "lethal anomaly," but there were no such provisions for rape or incest. In October 2019, a federal judge issued a preliminary injunction to block the ban, which its proponents had expected. According to a statement issued by Attorney General Steve Marshall, "As we have stated before, the State's objective is to advance our case to the U.S. Supreme Court where we intend to submit evidence that supports our argument that Roe and Casey were wrongly decided and that the Constitution does not prohibit states from protecting unborn children from abortion.
Participants in the Transgender Visibility March on Montgomery marching in front of the Capitol in Montgomery, Alabama.
No full textMontgomery Pride United organized the event, which took place the same day as the first National Trans Visibility March in Washington D.C
Participant in the Transgender Visibility March on Montgomery marching to the Capitol from the Bayard Rustin Community Center on Madison Avenue in Montgomery, Alabama.
No full textThe participant is holding a transgender flag and is wearing a T-shirt that reads, "Never Forget / Central Alabama Pride" (the design features a pink triangle surrounded by "Stonewall 1969," "UpStairs Lounge 1973," and "pulse 2016.") Montgomery Pride United organized the event, which took place the same day as the first National Trans Visibility March in Washington D.C
Participants in the Transgender Visibility March on Montgomery in front of the Capitol in Montgomery, Alabama.
No full textTwo of them are holding signs that read, "Trans Is Right" and "Trans Lives Matter" (shaped like a large brown fist). Montgomery Pride United organized the event, which took place the same day as the first National Trans Visibility March in Washington D.C
Karen Willis at the Transgender Visibility March on Montgomery in front of the Capitol in Montgomery, Alabama.
No full textWillis is holding a large rainbow umbrella. Montgomery Pride United organized the event, which took place the same day as the first National Trans Visibility March in Washington D.C
Participants forming a unity circle the Transgender Visibility March on Montgomery in front of the Capitol in Montgomery, Alabama.
No full textMontgomery Pride United organized the event, which took place the same day as the first National Trans Visibility March in Washington D.C
Participants in the Transgender Visibility March on Montgomery in front of the Capitol in Montgomery, Alabama.
No full textTwo of them are holding signs that read, "Trans Is Right" and "Trans Lives Matter" (shaped like a large brown fist). Montgomery Pride United organized the event, which took place the same day as the first National Trans Visibility March in Washington D.C