The Extraordinary Story: “What if I have a child here, and it’s a girl?”
A Chinese photographer on the moment Roe v Wade was overturned
The Extraordinary Story Long reads and life from 1843 magazine, delivered every Sunday | | |
When the news first dropped that Roe v Wade had been overturned, the crowd outside the Supreme Court was silent for about two seconds. Complete silence. Then everything shifted. An anti-abortion group started moving towards a podium in front of the building and gathering there. I rushed to the front and heard them say that the verdict had been overturned. They started celebrating: I could hear them yelling. A guy pulled out a bottle of champagne and started spraying it everywhere. I had to cover my camera to protect it from getting soaked. The women were crying tears of joy. I was photographing all this and in my head I was just thinking, “I can’t believe that this has happened.” I came to America believing that this country respects women far more than where I came from. Now they have overturned Roe v Wade, it feels like the country has gone back in time. My mother taught me that I have a choice. I don’t know if I could teach my own daughter that – not in this country. | | | |
| Navigate the global landscape | Subscribe today with 50% off your first year. Cancel at any time | | | | | |
| We'd like to hear from you. | Share your feedback or send us an email below to get in touch. | | |
Was this email forwarded to you? Sign up here. | | | |
This email has been sent to: krazypromo. If you'd like to update your details please click here. Replies to this email will not reach us. If you don't want to receive these updates anymore, please unsubscribe here. | | | Copyright © The Economist Newspaper Limited 2022. All rights reserved. | Registered in England and Wales. No.236383 Registered office: The Adelphi, 1–11 John Adam Street, London, WC2N 6HT | |
This email was sent to: 0033z000035ghg5aae
This email was sent by: The Economist Newspaper Ltd., The Adelphi, 1-11 John Adam Street, London, London, WC2N 6HT, GB