Usa: hearing on abortion at the Supreme Court, in the streets demonstrators for and against

Protesters in front of the US Supreme Court (Ansa)

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December 01, 2021 Hundreds of pro and anti abortion protesters gathered in the square in front of the United States Supreme Court headquarters in Washington, where hearings related to the right to abortion have opened.

"Whose choice is it? Mine" is one of the slogans repeated by pro-abortion protesters. While the others reply with "Hey hey hey, ho ho ho, Roe v. Wade must go". The latter anti-abortion slogan refers to the Roe v. Wade, of 1973, which guaranteed women in the United States the right to abortion in the first three months of pregnancy and limited rights in the second trimester. The specific case the court is dealing with, known as Dobbs v Jackson Women's Health Organization, involves a Mississippi law banning abortion after 15 weeks of pregnancy, but the ruling, which is expected in June, could have wide-ranging consequences. national.

The case is considered by the moderates the best opportunity in decades to overturn Roe v. Wade. Even if constitutional judges don't go this far, it could pave the way for a host of new restrictions, which would be a victory for anti-abortion activists and the Republican right.

The abortion decisions "haunt our country" and have "poisoned the law". Thus Scott Stewart, Attorney General of Mississippi, expressed himself, according to what the US media reported, in the remarks he presented before the Supreme Court, meeting to discuss a Mississippi law that prohibits abortion after 15 weeks of pregnancy. In analyzing the case, the High Court, now with a moderate majority of 6 out of 9 members, could overturn the historic 1973 'Roe v. Wade 'who established the right to abortion. According to that decision, reaffirmed in the Planned Parenthood v. Casey of 1992, states cannot ban abortions before the time when the fetus can survive outside the womb, established between 22 and 24 weeks of pregnancy,while Mississippi law outlaws abortions from the 15th week of pregnancy.

The president, Joe Biden, also expressed his support on the issue, reiterating his support for "Roe Vs Wade", declaring himself in favor of the right to abortion.