‘The Parade Was Born of Protest’ – NBC4 New York

Planned Parenthood will lead the New York City Pride Parade on Sundaythe organizers announced a day after The Supreme Court struck down a nearly five-decade-old protection of the right to abortion.

The longtime sexual and reproductive health care provider is kicking off the parade and will be the first group to walk, he said on Saturday. Heritage of Pridethe organizer of the march.

“Pride was born out of protest and will always be a space to fight injustice and discrimination. Please join us as we stand up for bodily autonomy at this year’s New York City Pride Parade,” the group said in its announcement.

The annual parade begins in 25th Street y 5th Avenue at 12:00 pm See all the details here.

Thousands of New Yorkers began protesting the Supreme Court decision on Friday afternoon and additional protests are expected over the weekend.

Following Friday’s ruling, Planned Parenthood of Greater New York he said he would increase abortion appointments by 20% in anticipation of more people seeking services out of state.

“While the court’s decision is devastating, we have been preparing for this day. In Planned Parenthood of Greater New YorkWe are committed to ensuring equitable access for all New Yorkers and people across the country in hostile states to health care, and abortion is health care,” Interim President and CEO Joy Calloway said Friday.

In New York, the right to abortion is protected by the Reproductive Health Act of 2019. In the words of the state Senate, the purpose of the law was to “codify the protections of Roe v. Wade into state law.”

The bill was signed into law in early 2019. Then-Governor Andrew Cuomo celebrated the signing with a pink illumination of One World Trade Center that night.

In addition to codifying Roe vs. Wade, the law moved abortion regulations into the state health code, expanded who could perform abortions, and also extended the window in which women could have abortions.

According to the Guttmacher Institute, 16 states, including New York and New Jersey, and the District of Columbia have laws that explicitly protect the right to abortion to varying degrees.

The Pride March route is expected to generate heavy foot traffic in Lower Manhattan along with dozens of road closures. The complete list is cans find here.

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