The viral speeches of Billie Jean King and Rapinoe on the abortion law in the United States

Billie Jean Kinglegend of tennis and tireless fighter for the Rights of the womenassured that “it is a sad day in the United States” and warned that the ruling of the Supremo “it will not end abortion”, but “it will end healthy and legal access to this vital medical intervention”, in a message on his bill the Twitter.

The failure of Supremo considers that the Constitution of EE.UU. “does not grant” the right to abortion in force since 1973 and returns the authority to be able to legislate on this reproductive service to the “people” and their “elected representatives”, which will allow each state to decide whether maintains or what forbids.

Megan Rapinoe, tajante

“We know that the abortion ban does not prevent abortions, but rather prevents safe abortions. (…) I cannot describe the sadness and cruelty of this, I think cruelty is the key point, because this is not being for life” he claimed.

“This will disproportionately affect poor women, African-American women, immigrant women, women in violent relationships, women who have been raped, women and girls who have been raped by members of their own families, or maybe just haven’t taken the better decisions,” stressed the soccer player.

The world of basketball, united

“The NBA and WNBA believe that women should be able to make their own decisions about their health and their future, and we believe that freedom must be protected. We will continue to fight for gender equality and the right to health,” said the organization in a press release.

LeBron James shared the message of the former US president Barack Obamain which he considers “devastating” the failure of the Supremo about abortion.

Football, also involved in the support

Also the world of american football joined in the unanimous criticism of the ruling of the Supremo. Teams of the NWSLthe league feminineand of the MLSthe malecataloged the decision on the abortion as an attack on human rights.

“The freedom of decision about our body is a fundamental right and impossible to negotiate,” assured the Orlando Cityfrom MLSand the Orlando Pridefrom NWSL.