Hands off Abortion Medication
PROTEST MARCH!
Saturday, April 15, 5pm-6:30pm
Gather in front of Honolulu Zoo at the Kalakaua/Kapahulu intersection
Saturday, the 15th, is a National Day of Protest demanding Legal Abortion Nationwide called by Women's March, Rise Up 4 Abortion Rights, and others. Join us as we march along Kalakaua Avenue into the center of Waikiki's busiest tourist district and reach 1000's of residents and tourists from across the U.S. and around the world. Make your voices heard. Bring your signs, your attitude, and a carload of friends.
On April 7, Trump-appointed federal judge Matthew Kascmaryk ordered the FDA to withdraw its approval of mifepristone, a medication that is safer than Tylenol and is used in more than 50% of abortions in this country. This order is scheduled to go into effect on April 14.
Kascmaryk’s ruling was saturated with the language of a Handmaid’s Tale theocracy, equating abortion to the killing of children and resurrecting the 1873 Comstock Act, an arcane “chastity” ban that could lay the basis for criminalizing abortion nationwide.
While it is possible that this decision will be stayed or delayed, no one should sit back and wait to see how the powers-that-be will respond.
Biden promises to fight this ruling in the courts – but the highest court, the Supreme Court, is packed with fascists who ripped away the constitutional right to abortion last year. Biden says: “[T]he only way to stop those who are committed to taking away women’s rights and freedoms in every state is to elect a Congress who will pass a law restoring Roe versus Wade” – but the Democrats had 50 years to codify abortion rights and they never did! On top of that, the fascist Republicans attempted a coup on Jan 6, 2021. They illegitimately expelled Black state representatives in Tennessee. In response to Trump’s recent arrest, Tucker Carlson said its “not time to give up your AR-15s.” Counting on these fascists to respect a meaningful election they lose is delusional.
We must rely on ourselves!
Now is the time to raise YOUR voice in opposition. Take to the streets. Disrupt business as usual. Mobilize the one force that can compel those in power to back off their assault on abortion rights – the masses of people standing up in our hundreds and soon thousands and then millions. WE REFUSE TO SUBMIT TO FEMALE ENSLAVEMENT THROUGH FORCED MOTHERHOOD!
LEGAL ABORTION ON DEMAND AND WITHOUT APOLOGY!
Rise Up 4 Abortion Rights!
For more information about this protest contact [email protected].
RiseUp4AbortionRights on social media:
Saturday, April 15, 5pm-6:30pm
Gather in front of Honolulu Zoo at the Kalakaua/Kapahulu intersection
Saturday, the 15th, is a National Day of Protest demanding Legal Abortion Nationwide called by Women's March, Rise Up 4 Abortion Rights, and others. Join us as we march along Kalakaua Avenue into the center of Waikiki's busiest tourist district and reach 1000's of residents and tourists from across the U.S. and around the world. Make your voices heard. Bring your signs, your attitude, and a carload of friends.
On April 7, Trump-appointed federal judge Matthew Kascmaryk ordered the FDA to withdraw its approval of mifepristone, a medication that is safer than Tylenol and is used in more than 50% of abortions in this country. This order is scheduled to go into effect on April 14.
Kascmaryk’s ruling was saturated with the language of a Handmaid’s Tale theocracy, equating abortion to the killing of children and resurrecting the 1873 Comstock Act, an arcane “chastity” ban that could lay the basis for criminalizing abortion nationwide.
While it is possible that this decision will be stayed or delayed, no one should sit back and wait to see how the powers-that-be will respond.
Biden promises to fight this ruling in the courts – but the highest court, the Supreme Court, is packed with fascists who ripped away the constitutional right to abortion last year. Biden says: “[T]he only way to stop those who are committed to taking away women’s rights and freedoms in every state is to elect a Congress who will pass a law restoring Roe versus Wade” – but the Democrats had 50 years to codify abortion rights and they never did! On top of that, the fascist Republicans attempted a coup on Jan 6, 2021. They illegitimately expelled Black state representatives in Tennessee. In response to Trump’s recent arrest, Tucker Carlson said its “not time to give up your AR-15s.” Counting on these fascists to respect a meaningful election they lose is delusional.
We must rely on ourselves!
Now is the time to raise YOUR voice in opposition. Take to the streets. Disrupt business as usual. Mobilize the one force that can compel those in power to back off their assault on abortion rights – the masses of people standing up in our hundreds and soon thousands and then millions. WE REFUSE TO SUBMIT TO FEMALE ENSLAVEMENT THROUGH FORCED MOTHERHOOD!
LEGAL ABORTION ON DEMAND AND WITHOUT APOLOGY!
Rise Up 4 Abortion Rights!
For more information about this protest contact [email protected].
RiseUp4AbortionRights on social media:
Starts on
Saturday, April 15, 2023 at 5:00 PM HST
Ends on
Saturday, April 15, 2023 at 6:30 PM HST
March into Waikiki! Gather in front of the Honolulu Zoo
2729 Kalākaua Avenue
Honolulu, HI, 96815
United States
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