MADISON, Wis. — The Madison Abortion and Reproductive Rights Coalition for Health, or MAARCH, took the streets on Sunday, marching from UW’s Library Hall to the Capitol, seeking bodily autonomy in Wisconsin and beyond.
At the Capitol, people took the microphone to share their stories, saying why they believe that people should be able to decide whether or not they should carry a child.
“I’ve always thought that reproductive rights are so important,” Deborah Lofgren of the Dane County Raging Grannies said. “I went on to have three amazing daughters, and they always had some protection, and I now have an incredible granddaughter that has none.”
MAARCH says one in four UW females are sexually assaulted as an undergrad, and that rape goes hand in hand with unplanned pregnancies. They are standing up to give women a voice, and a choice, and give advice for women figuring out this new post-Roe vs. Wade world.
“We know that you cannot make real legislative changes without speaking up and showing other people that we have to join together,” Amadi Ozire said. “We know that in the 1970s how we got Roe vs. Wade in the first place was by taking to the streets, marching, endlessly, and so we’re trying to start this movement here in Madison.”
Ozire said the newly formed group has had no problem recruiting members, saying that this is an issue that people in Madison care deeply about.
“It’s the most important thing to be visible, to get your voice out there, to get your body out there, because if you don’t show up they can pretend you’re not there,” she said.
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