The demonstration is the latest in a string of global protests against the United States Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v Wade, and with it 50 years of constitutionally protected abortion access in America.
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During the talk, which called abortion a “net negative” for women, protestors’ cries of “our bodies, our choice!” from outside reverberated within the lecture theatre and the Law Annex building.
Tensions were high on Tuesday morning as two opposing sides of the abortion debate clashed outside the New South Wales Parliament House on Macquarie Street, where they would stand their ground for hours to come
The 'Our Body Our Choice' march called for safe, legal and free access to abortion for all
The Wom*n's Collective rallied around 50 people against the anti-choice group, whereas the elected Wom*n's Officers were notably absent from the action.
There is a war on Devonshire Street
Protesters gathered on Eastern Avenue to condemn the anti-abortion event.