A rally…To voice frustration and manage voters occurred in St. Petersburg Wednesday— as a number of teams got here collectively to protest the overturning of Roe v. Wade.
With tears in her eyes, Sydney Reddish advised ABC Action News she’s annoyed with the U.S. Supreme Court.
“People are going to die,” she mentioned, “We’re supposed to be a free country and we’re supposed to be prioritizing people and life supposedly and this is not that.”
And it is a feeling echoed all through the group.
“If it’s something they believe in, if it’s something they believe in their religion that they don’t want to do then they shouldn’t do it. That doesn’t mean that we should have our rights taken away from us as well,” mentioned Sydney Manase.
Lynda Bell is the President of the anti-abortion group, Florida Right to Life. She says they imagine that the Supreme Court’s resolution is not about taking away rights—as an alternative she says it is giving particular person states the fitting to make their very own guidelines on abortion.
“We are just so thrilled that the supreme court has recognized what we’ve all known for decades that there’s no constitutional right to abortion,” she mentioned.
And Bell additionally tells ABC Action News that for the reason that ruling the group has additionally seen a bump in curiosity.
And as folks proceed taking to the streets in the Bay space—it turns into clear that one factor each side can agree on is that heading to the poll field to voice your opinion will probably be key.
“People need to vote. Everyone needs to be voting,” mentioned Reddish.
“I want to focus on the elections. My focus is on the elections,” mentioned Bell.