“The abortion ban in Texas is absolutely criminal, and I want to teach my child to show up for women’s rights,” said Krista Tomlinson, 34, as she cradled her 3-year-old daughter, Ruby, in her arms. Take a look at Austin's rally to protect abortion rights
, a group that provides culturally aligned birthing and mental health services for Black families, explained, “For a lot of our communities of color, resources are scarce, and they can’t necessarily afford or have the time to leave the state to seek reproductive care. I want women to have choices about getting pregnant, but I also want them to know that their babies will survive, and then, after they’re born, thrive in this society. That’s fundamental freedom.
, weren’t forgotten by the crowd at the Capitol either. Ashley Juricek, 37, was in Austin during the freeze, and she’s still struck by how abandoned she felt by the government: “The hypocrisy of it all, for them to say that they’re ‘pro-life’ when they absolutely could not care less about our electric grid.” Juricek, who attended the protest with her daughter and mother, said becoming a parent has made her, if anything, even more supportive of the need for reproductive rights.
Onstage perhaps the most arresting speaker of the day was Vienna, 12, whose parents declined to give her last name, who said, “This issue isn’t just relevant to adults...I want to live in a world where girls aren’t raped. I want to live in a world where I don’t have to be marching for my constitutional rights.
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