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London — Coco Gauf of the United States overturned the 1973 Roe v. Wade ruling recognizing the constitutional rights of women to abortion and urged people on Saturday not to be discouraged with their own voice. He said he was disappointed with the decision of the US Supreme Court.
Friday's U.S. Supreme Court has been accused by President Joe Biden of changing the lives of millions of women in the United States and exacerbating growing tensions in an extremely polarized country. Overturned a groundbreaking ruling.
"I'm obviously disappointed with the decision made," 18-year-old Gauff told reporters in London at a press conference before Wimbledon.
"I feel sick with future women and women now, but also with those who protested this. I don't know how many years ago, but I protested it and gave it a try. Seeing alive and canceled decision.
"I think history is repeating ... at least from my reading and research, I like history, so it seems to have overturned this decision. I feel like we're almost retreating. "
Gauff has previously used his platform to draw attention to a variety of issues and last month's French Open final. After defeating Martina Trevisan in Italy to reach, he was calling for the eradication of gun violence in the United States.
In a message written on the camera on the court at the end of the match, she wrote a heart following "Peace End Gun Violence".
Gauf also expressed her opposition to a bill in her hometown of Florida that bans classroom discussions on the sexual orientation and gender identity of many young students.
In 2020, she participated in a protest at Del Rey Beach after the death of George Floyd, an unarmed black man who was killed during police detention in the United States, for racial and social justice. I asked.
"There are marks like (Friday's) decisions about reproductive rights, but it will also pave the way for reversing other things we worked for-I personally. I don't say-but people in the past worked hard to reverse, "Gauff said.
"But we can definitely make a difference, and hopefully it will, so I would like to encourage people to use their voices and not be too discouraged about this. (Report by Shrivathsa Sridhar in Bangalore, edited by Ken Ferris)
