Various American athletes have been campaigning for women’s rights for years. The abortion decision of the Supreme Court now offends them all.
Actually, the US soccer players just wanted to talk about soccer before the weekend. Before the test match against Colombia, however, they were also concerned with one topic in particular: the Supreme Court’s decision to rip them off. In 1973, the Supreme Court allowed abortions throughout the United States before a fetus is viable, i.e. up to about 24 weeks gestation. Now the laws of the individual states apply again.
For Captain Megan Rapinoe, this decision is like a slap in the face. “It’s a sad day for me personally, for my teammates and for all the people out there who are affected,” she said. And stated: “Frankly, the majority male court that makes decisions about my body or the body of another woman is completely misguided and has no relation to the needs of the country.”