Supporters of abortion rights cautiously celebrated at 10th and Pike Monday night after the Supreme Court struck down a Texas law that has restricted clinic access in the state. Shout Your Abortion organizer Amelia Bonow reminded those gathered that only 24 hours earlier, the group planning the Seattle event wasn’t sure if it would be a night of celebration — or tears.
“This decision could have gone either way,” Bonow told the crowd of people who came out to the nightlife district to the corner that has also become a popular gathering place to mark victories.
“We dodged a bullet but our collective body is still being beaten,” Bonow said.
Abortion rights advocates also came together in another traditional Capitol Hill gathering space at the corner of Pine and Broadway in Seattle Central’s plaza to mark the court’s decision.
The Shout Your Abortion event included a screen above 10th and Pike on the side of Neumos showing a video installation featuring women in “Everyone Knows I Had an Abortion” t-shirts.
The video installation and gatherings were also planned to take place in other cities to mark the decision which many hope will set a precedent in knocking down or restricting the creation of similar laws in other states.
