Women take knee at US national crit championships as Supreme Court overturns Roe v Wade “I felt in my gut that I wanted to do something,” said Heidi Franz, one of the organisers behind the protest cycling
As the United States comes to terms with the Supreme Court’s decision to remove the constitutional right to an abortion, over half of the elite women’s field at the US national crit championships took the knee in protest during the pre-race national anthem.
Around half of the country’s states are expected to ban or severely curtail access to abortion services after the, which granted federal protection for women choosing to terminate a pregnancy. The decision to take the knee – a form of protest at sporting events popularised by NFL player Colin Kaepernick’s campaign against police racism – before the criterium championships was made by a number of riders in the hours leading up the race.
“I care a lot about these things, and I care a lot about standing up for ourselves, and standing up for other people,” she said.
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