LE SCAN SPORT – A powerful association for the defense of civil rights in the United States has called on all athletes to refuse to play for a team based in Texas where the abortion law has tightened.
The NAACP (National Association for the Advancement of Colored People), an American organization for the defense of civil rights, launched Thursday an appeal to all professional sportsmen likely to commit soon for a team from Texas to give up their project because of the positioning of this State on abortion in particular.
Leaders of the association, which claims to have two million activists on American soil, sent an open letter to the main players’ associations of American football (NFL), basketball (NBA and WNBA), baseball (MLB ) and hockey (NHL) urging them to boycott with their families all Texas franchises in a territory that “is not safe for anyone.»
A call for the mobilization of athletes
«We must stand up for what is right and protect our loved ones from the dangerous attacks on freedoms taking place in Texas“, Wrote the president of this association which considers that the action of the legislators of the state of the south of the United States aims at”violate the constitutional rights of all». «If you are a woman, avoid Texas. If you are black, avoid Texas. If you want to reduce your chances of dying from coronavirus, avoid TexasJohnson continued, also calling on athletes to mobilize on their digital platforms to relay this position. “Professional athletes are among the greatest role models of our country and we need them to join us in the fight for democracy.», Adds the manager.
Sports franchises taken hostage
This protest movement, which therefore aims to take sports franchises hostage, follows several bills from Republican Governor Gregg Abbott, in particular the one concerning abortion. A law denounced as very restrictive by Democratic opponents and which prohibits abortion when the embryo’s heartbeat has been detected (after about six weeks of pregnancy). The law also does not provide for an exception when the pregnancy results from rape or incest.
Gregg Abbott announced in mid-October that he was banning all entities in his state, including private companies, from imposing a vaccine requirement on their employees or consumers. The elected official also promulgated a bill on Monday banning transgender girls from participating in women’s sports in public schools.
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