Poster from a 1992 abortion rights rally
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content: 1992 07 12 / 1992 07 12, 1992 07 16 / 1992 07 16
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content: Democratic National Convention
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content: This poster was carried at the March for Women’s Lives in Washington, D.C. on April 5, 1992. The proposed Freedom of Choice Act was intended to codify the protections of Roe v. Wade as federal law but it never came to a vote.
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content: In the 1980s states began challenging Roe v. Wade and passed new laws restricting access to abortion. As a more conservative Supreme Court prepared to hear arguments in Pennsylvania’s Planned Parenthood v. Casey, abortion rights supporters feared a decision that would reverse Roe or open the door to greater state restrictions. On April 5, 1992 over 500,000 people attended a march and rally on the mall in Washington, D.C. to demonstrate their political power and commitment to protecting abortion rights by electing pro-choice candidates in the upcoming election.
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content: Political History: Political History, General History Collection
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content: Princeton Posters
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content: National Museum of American History
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content: 1992.0377.146
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content: 1992.0377.146
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content: 1992.0377
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content: Poster