Demonstration for the right to abortion at a judge of the Supreme Court of the United States

Chanting

, defenders of the right to abortion demonstrated Monday evening in front of the house of the judge of the Supreme Court of the United States Brett Kavanaugh accused of wanting to dismantle this achievement of the 1970s. police, about sixty people marched in the affluent district of Chevy Chase, in the suburbs of Washington, to the residence of the magistrate, remained closed despite the lights on.

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"The Supreme Court is infringing on our rights and Brett Kavanaugh plays an important role in this

,

Sophia Geiger, 18, told AFP, in reference, in particular, to the refusal of the high court to block a law in Texas which since September 1 has banned almost all abortions in this vast state.

of his decisions, she added to explain the destination - unusual - of the procession.

“We come to see him where he works”

since the start of the pandemic which led to the closure of the High Court, added Nadine Bloch, member of the ShutdownDC organization and organizer of the event.

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In the procession, Nancy, 75, explained that she had been fighting since the 1960s

.

Even after Roe v.

Wade of 1973, when the Supreme Court recognized that women had a right to abortion, she remained vigilant.

A resident of Texas, she has watched

Republican Gov. Greg Abbott's

efforts

to turn back the clock and regrets that poor women unable to make it to neighboring states bear the brunt. .

She hopes Judge Kavanaugh, one of six Tory judges, and one of three appointed by Donald Trump, pulls himself together if the case returns - for substantive consideration - to court.