Aborto

1971 · ref. 3160 — New York: Women's National Abortion Action Coalition 1971. Offset lithograph poster 11 x 16.75 inches red and black ink to recto only. Sharp bright and clean; Fine condition. Poster for the November 20 1971 March on Washington D.C. and San Francisco to demand a repeal of abortion laws and ensure women's right to choose. According to the Associated Press line the following day the marches were highly attended with an estimated 2000 in San Francisco and up to 3000 in Washington D.C. alongside simultaneous rallies across the country like a convergence of 1500 protesters in New York City. Poster shows a black and white image of women at another protest holding a banner "REPEAL THE ABORTION LAWS NOW" framed within a red background. Black and white text reads: THE TIME HAS COME FOR ABORTION LAW REPEAL. AND WE SHALL BE VICTIORIOUS MARCH ON WASHINGTON DC and SF NOVEMBER 20 FOR THE REPEAL OF ALL ABORTION LAWS AGAINST FORCED STERILIZATION & RESTRICTIVE CONTRACEPTIVE LAWS A stunning well-preserved artifact from a watershed moment in the fight for abortion rights just fourteen months before the U.S. Supreme Court's since martyred Roe v. Wade decision enshrined abortion rights in January 1973. Women's National Abortion Action Coalition unknown