Donald Trump rally draws supporters of expected ruling that will end right to abortion
- A leaked Supreme Court draft indicated it plans to overturn the ruling. More than 20 conservative-leaning states have made moves towards outlawing the practice
- If the Supreme Court overturns the 1973 ruling that established a federal right to abortion, each US state will be free to ban or allow abortion
For the Donald Trump supporters attending a Pennsylvania rally, reports that the Supreme Court may soon end the federally protected right to abortion have been galvanising. As one man summed up the feeling, “Life is precious.”
The political shock waves of a High Court opinion – a draft of which was leaked on Monday in a very rare event – are expected to reverberate through US politics for months, especially with midterm elections set for November.
Trump himself barely touched on the subject in a rally held under torrential rains in the city of Greensburg on Friday.
But as he flirts more openly with the possibility of seeking a new term as president in 2024, the subject seemed to be on the lips of all his supporters.
“I am a Christian, and so Biblically, the way our world is going just does not line up,” 45-year-old Nicole Rye told Agence France-Presse.
From Florida, Rye and her husband have travelled across the United States for years attending as many Trump rallies as possible. They run a concession stand selling “Trump 2024” paraphernalia and offering a range of stickers insulting President Joe Biden in various colourful terms.
“God gives children as blessings. They are; it’s Biblically written,” Rye said.