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Topless Activist Take The Court During WNBA Game
Fans at a WNBA game in Brooklyn saw more than the game Tuesday when a group of topless women stormed the court to protest the leaked Supreme Court opinion on Roe v. Wade. The women who were…
Fans at a WNBA game in Brooklyn saw more than the game Tuesday when a group of topless women stormed the court to protest the leaked Supreme Court opinion on Roe v. Wade.
The women who were representing the group Rise Up 4 Abortion Rights, marched through the stands carrying signs that read, “Abortion on demand and Overturn Roe? Hell No.
Some of the women were bare chested and some had covered their chests in green paint.
The women had to be escorted off the court but no charges were filed.
After the game, the organization boasted a successful protest in a tweet that included a photo.
Topless Abortion Activists Who Stormed a WNBA Game Are Part of Problematic Group https://t.co/NUvPOC8duw pic.twitter.com/k0fkKXOicW
— Jezebel (@Jezebel) June 8, 2022
“This was the audience we wanted,” the organization wrote. “We aren’t protesting to change the hearts & minds of woman-hating fascists. No. We are calling on those who can stop the overturning of #RoeVWade: THE MILLIONS of ppl who support #abortionrights. YOU! No business as usual. Shut the country down!”
The protest comes on the heels of a leaked opinion from the Supreme Court suggesting the Court might overturn the 1973 Roe v. Wade decision. Members have been protesting outside the private homes of the Supreme Court justices, hoping to pressure them to decide in favor of Roe v. Wade.