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was coming," said Sherie O'Dell, Vice President of Action for the National Organization for Women (NOW), in an interview with Socialist Action.
O'Dell was describing the response to the April 9, 1989, March for Women's Equality, Women's Lives in Washington, D.C., the largest feminist march in the history of the United States. More than 630,00 women, men, and children took to the streets demanding the right to choose safe, legal, accessible On Nov. 12, NOW is asking pro-choice supporters to come to Washington once again. In an immediate response to the Supreme Court's decision in Webster v. Reproductive Health Services—which severely infringed on the right to abortion-NOW President Molly Yard called for 1 million people to protest in the streets in November.
The National NOW convention in July enthusiastically supported this call to action. choice supporters in Washington on Nov. 12. NOW spokespersons refuse to give estimates of the expected crowd.
Under pressure from Planned Parenthood, the National Abortion Rights Action League (NARAL) and others, the national action is now billed as an "Eastern Seaboard" action.
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'The expectation of the call was for everyone who was at April 9 to come back and bring 10 people with them," NOW staff member Suzie Avril told Socialist Action. "But it's too early to tell. I'm reluctant to (continued on page 5, in “Why Ms. Magazine has 'differences' with NOW”)