Hundreds of people participated in the Women's March in Massachusetts ahead of Election Day, strongly expressing support for Vice President Kamala Harris and abortion access.
People marched through Boston Common holding signs that read, “There's no going back” and “Abortion is medical care.” Some men also joined them.
In addition to Boston, the Women's March also took place in Washington, D.C., and Kansas City, Missouri.
Speakers urged people to vote and highlighted that abortion is on the ballot in nine states.
“How many of you are planning to vote on Tuesday? How many of you can't wait to have a woman president?” asked Dr. Deborah Hafner, pastor of the First Unitarian Universalist Society in Newton, Massachusetts.
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Marji Roy (foreground, right) of Ashford, Conn., holds a placard during the National Women's March in Boston on Saturday. (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer)
Boston resident Leslie Rosenberg cheers at the National Women's March in Boston on Saturday. (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer)
Tracy Murphy told NBC 10 Boston that she organized the Women's March because she wanted to do her best no matter who won.
“The message today is we want everyone to vote,” Murphy said.
People gather on Boston Common during the National Women's March in Boston on Saturday. (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer)
Mimi Balsamo, a resident of Quincy, Massachusetts, attended the National Women's March on the Boston Common in Boston on Saturday. (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer)
Abortion and the 2024 election
Since the Supreme Court struck down Roe v. Wade in June 2022, access to abortion has returned to the state level.
Abortion remains a hot issue in the 2024 election, with abortion being a top issue for many women voters.
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Nine states will consider amending their constitutions to enshrine the right to abortion: Arizona, Colorado, Florida, Maryland, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, and South Dakota.
People gather on Boston Common during the National Women's March in Boston on Saturday. (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer)
A record number of voters believe abortion should be legal, and two-thirds support guaranteed access, according to a FOX News national poll conducted March 22-25, 2024. He says he supports nationwide legislation to do so.
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59% think abortion should be legal in all or most cases, up from a previous high of 57% in September 2022 and a record low of 44% in April 2022. .
Ami Faria and her daughter Amelia of Exeter, New Hampshire, attended the National Women's March on Boston Common on Saturday. (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer)
Support for legalization has been increasing across the board (mostly double-digit growth) since April 2022, two months before Roe was overturned. This includes increased support among voters 65 and older (+16 points should be legal), conservatives (+12), Republicans (+11), and white evangelical Christians (+10). is included.
Overall, only 7% of people think abortion should never be allowed, while five times as many (35%) think it should always be allowed. Another third (32%) say abortion should be illegal except in cases of rape, incest, or to save the mother's life.
Former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris (Getty Images)
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Former President Trump changed his stance on abortion during the campaign, and Republican candidates hope to attract independents and some disillusioned Democrats, but risk alienating pro-life voters. There is.
President Trump specifically opposes federal abortion bans, but continues to oppose late-term abortions. In July, Republicans abandoned their long-held position of opposing abortion.
Harris
Through Vice President Kamala Harris' campaign, she held Trump (who later nominated three conservative justices who voted to overturn Roe v. Wade to the Supreme Court) responsible for the deterioration of women's health care. He has called for further restrictions.
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Harris expressed her position on the topic of legislation to restore the nation's abortion rights, which were abolished after Roe v. Wade.
She also called the abortion drug mifepristone an “essential medicine” and vowed to protect access to the drug.
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Fox News' Victoria Balara and The Associated Press contributed to this report.
