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May 4, 2022--Here in Mendocino county, there were gatherings on Tuesday evening in front of Fort Bragg Town Hall and the Courthouse in Ukiah to speak out against the coming demise of Roe Vs Wade and abortion rights in the US. A group of about 20 people in Ukiah held signs, sang songs and waved as passing cars honked their support. Many of them expressed shock and dismay about the future without Roe. Some remembered what life was like before abortion was legal in the US.

Fort Bragg organizers have announced another rally to Protect Roe Vs Wade this Friday May 6 at 5 pm until 6:30 p.m. in front of Fort Bragg Town Hall. at Corner of Main & Laurel Streets.

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Since the appointment of anti-abortion Justice Amy Coney Barrett secured a conservative super-majority on the US Supreme Court in October 2020, women’s rights advocates have warned that Roe V Wade, the 1972 court decision that affirmed the right to abortion, was in danger of being overturned. 

On Monday, the online newspaper Politico dot Com published a leaked draft decision in a case currently before the Supreme Court challenging Mississippi’s ban on abortion after 15 weeks, known as Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization. The 98 page draft was written by conservative Justice Samuel Alito, and completely rolls back Roe vs Wade, and another important case that protects the right to abortion, paving the way for abortion bans across the country and potentially a federal ban on abortion if conservative legislators gain a majority in Congress in future elections.

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