Abortion Rights Rally To Be Held In Tarrytown-Sleepy Hollow

TARRYTOWN, NY — A Bans Off Our Bodies Abortion Rights Rally will be held in Tarrytown, where local residents will join activists across the nation in response to the recently leaked Supreme Court draft decision that could overturn Roe v. Wade. and the federally protected right to abortion.

The rally will be at 11 a.m. Saturday in Patriots Park in Tarrytown.

Liz Skoski, a Tarrytown resident, is organizing in Westchester on behalf of Reproaction.org, a national direct action group dedicated to increasing access to abortion and advancing reproductive justice.

In an interview with Patch, Skoski said the threat to eliminate abortion rights isn't just about getting rid of the medical procedure.

She said if Roe v. Wade is overturned women's health care overall will be affected and there will be other negative consequences.

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Skoski agreed with comments made Tuesday by Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen that the loss of legal abortions would have "very damaging effects on the economy and would set women back decades."

Yellen made the comments during a Senate Banking Committee hearing, according to The New York Times.

Skoski said that, if the draft opinion comes to fruition, denying access to abortions would also affect women's ability to find jobs, to live where they want and to properly care for their children.

The list of speakers at the Tarrytown rally is a work in progress but includes a representative from Planned Parenthood, state Assemblywoman Amy Paulin and Westchester County Legislator Colin Smith.

For more information, check the Rally for Abortion Rights Facebook page

Directions to Patriots Park can be found here.