Members of a nationwide abortion rights group protested at Joel Osteen’s megachurch because the nation braces for the Supreme Court docket to probably overturn Roe v. Wade, the landmark ruling legalizing abortion nationally.
The footage of the Sunday demonstration at Lakewood Church in Houston, posted on Rise Up 4 Abortion Rights’ Twitter account, exhibits three protesters eradicating most of their garments and yelling, “It’s my physique, my f**king alternative,” after Osteen closed out his morning prayer.
One girl within the trio shouted, “Overturn Roe, hell no,” whereas one other shouted, “I’m who I say I’m; I do what I say I can do as a result of I’ve a alternative!” earlier than ushers escorted them out of the church.
Osteen is without doubt one of the nation’s most acknowledged evangelists, amassing 45,000 attendees at Lakewood Church each week.
Coco Das, an organizer for Rise Up 4 Abortion Rights, advised Avisionews the group protested on the megachurch on behalf of church members who imagine abortion rights shouldn’t be taken away.
“Our nonviolent actions weren’t towards [Osteen] or Lakewood Church,” Das mentioned. “We needed to wake individuals up throughout the nation and the world. We’re difficult individuals to stand up and take motion towards these harmful measures.”
The activist group’s protest comes on the heels of a leaked draft opinion, revealed by Politico in Could, suggesting that the Supreme Court docket will overturn the monumental ruling. The court docket is anticipated at hand down its official resolution within the coming weeks.
Overturning Roe v. Wade could have a direct ripple impact throughout the nation for individuals trying to terminate their pregnancies, since a minimum of 26 states are doubtless or sure to ban abortion as quickly because the ruling is dismantled.
