• Reproductive rights Abortion, about to be illegal in the US: what will happen in the country and how will it affect women?

Approximately 5,000 people, especially women, demonstrated this Saturday at the entrance of the

Los Angeles City Hall (USA

) to show their support for the right to abortion to continue to be constitutionally protected in

the United States

.

The mobilization, led by the

Women's March Foundation

organization , brought together women of all ages in front of the gardens in front of the Los Angeles City Hall, shouting "we will not back down" or "my body, my decision."

This claim comes after the leak two weeks ago of a draft by the

US Supreme Court

in which the predisposition of the conservative majority was anticipated to repeal the

"Roe versus Wade"

jurisprudence , which has protected abortion throughout the country since 1973.

"We take to the streets because women will be in danger if we are prohibited from having legal abortions, and we are not going to remain silent," the founder of the Women's March Foundation,

Emiliana Guereca

, told Efe from the demonstration.

A position shared by

Emily Ward

, 68, a native of San Fernando (California, USA), who stated that "the independence of the woman's body is being stolen" and "the new generations will be worse off than their grandmothers" .

Invited to today's event in Los Angeles, among others, were the city's mayor,

Eric Garcetti,

and Congresswoman

Karen Bass

, both from the Democratic Party.

California is one of the most progressive states in the US and its representatives at the local and state levels have assured that they will maintain the right to abortion, regardless of what the Supreme Court decides.

However, protesters such as

Charis Rose and Kimberly García

, 32 and 35 years old respectively, told Efe their rejection of "politicizing a fundamental right such as abortion" and emphasized the need for it to be guaranteed in all US states. USA

"We are still concerned about the rights of minorities. It starts with not letting us have abortions, but what will be next, the rights of migrants?" asked Claudia Powell, of the non-profit organization Planned Parenthood.

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