Members of a nationwide abortion rights group protested at Joel Osteen’s megachurch because the nation braces for the Supreme Courtroom to doubtlessly 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 lady 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 among 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, instructed HuffPost the group protested on the megachurch on behalf of church members who consider abortion rights shouldn’t be taken away.
“Our nonviolent actions weren’t in opposition to [Osteen] or Lakewood Church,” Das stated. “We needed to wake individuals up throughout the nation and the world. We're difficult individuals to stand up and take motion in opposition to 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 Courtroom will overturn the monumental ruling. The court docket is anticipated at hand down its official choice within the coming weeks.
Overturning Roe v. Wade could have an instantaneous ripple impact throughout the nation for individuals trying to terminate their pregnancies, since not less than 26 states are seemingly or sure to ban abortion as quickly because the ruling is dismantled.
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