#StopTheBans Rally Speech
This speech was given at the Stop The Bans rally in support of abortion access on May 21, 2019, at the Minnesota Capitol in Saint Paul.
Photo by Ho Nguyen
My name is Angelica Perez and I’m
here with Our Justice. Our Justice funds abortions for people seeking care in
Minnesota.
After years of pushing abortion
care out of reach for people on the margins – especially for poor women, young
folks, transgender people, and Black and Indigenous people of color – now
anti-abortion politicians are rushing through a wave of outright bans.
But we – women, people of color,
immigrants – know what it’s like to face impossible odds. We are resilient, and
we’ve been fighting for ourselves and each other, for generations. We will not
back down!
Today we act in solidarity to
ensure our neighbors in the South have access to abortion care, as we continue to
fight for Minnesotans who struggle to access care right here!
One of the most radical acts of
economic and reproductive justice an individual can take is to fund abortions, so
before you go to bed tonight donate funds in Southern states like the
Yellowhammer Fund in Alabama, Access Reproductive Care- Southeast in Georgia,
and support Our Justice right here in Minnesota.
Together we can create a future
where we all have the dignity and respect to determine our own paths.
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