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Why Green Became a Symbol of Abortion Rights Fight The color green is often spotted on abortion rights demonstrators. Here's a quick look at why
NBC Chicago ^ | June 24, 2022 | Madeline Herron

Posted on 06/26/2022 10:13:39 PM PDT by Morgana

A number of people are spotted wearing green or waving green flags at abortion rights demonstrations.

After the Supreme Court's landmark ruling Friday eliminating the federal right to abortion, a pro-abortion-rights advocate scaled one of the arches of D.C.’s Frederick Douglass Bridge and flew a green banner. Why is green a symbol of abortion rights?

This color choice is no accident, as it is a symbol of similar movements previously held in other countries. The Latin American abortion rights movement, also known as the "green tide" or "green wave" has roots in Argentina.

Marta Alanis, founder of Catholics for the Right to Decide, proposed wearing a green scarf as a "symbol of hope, health, life" at the 18th National Women's Meeting in Argentina in 2003.

Soon after, green scarves, flags, T-shirts and posters were seen during demonstrations and protests.

With influence from Argentina, many Americans are moving to create their own "green wave," making the color green an international symbol of the fight for abortion rights.

(Excerpt) Read more at nbcchicago.com ...


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KEYWORDS: 202206; abortion; argentina; capitolbuilding; catholicchurch; ganggreen; green; greenlighting; greenwave; liberationtheology; martaalanis; pelosi; prolife; roevswade; roevwade; scotus; uscapitol
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To: Morgana
See no reason any conservative should care why the pro-abortionists chose green rather than, say, purple or orange.

Regards,

21 posted on 06/27/2022 12:25:12 AM PDT by alexander_busek (Extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence.)
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To: alexander_busek; Morgana

“See no reason any conservative should care why the pro-abortionists chose green rather than, say, purple or orange.”

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Quite interesting choice of color, especially since green is also the color of Islam.


22 posted on 06/27/2022 12:30:27 AM PDT by Norski (Revelation 22:20)
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To: alexander_busek

True. I’m posting from my phone s d didn’t have my Strong’s concordance for the proper spelling/rendering.


23 posted on 06/27/2022 1:01:43 AM PDT by duckbutt (Those who pay no taxes have no check on their appetite for services. )
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To: Morgana

So now if I wear a shirt to work with green or even just green-ish accents that are somewhat prominent or noticeable, some of my co-workers might go ahead and just assume that I’ve been a supporter of Roe vs. Wade? Would it not occur to them that a shirt is just a shirt?


24 posted on 06/27/2022 1:36:02 AM PDT by equaviator (There's nothing like the universe to bring you down to earth.)
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To: equaviator
Go for it. :)


25 posted on 06/27/2022 2:13:28 AM PDT by Salamander (Please visit my profile page help save my beloved dog's life. https://www.givesendgo.com/G2FUF)
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To: Morgana

IIRC, wasn’t green a preferred color of Afghani symbolism?


26 posted on 06/27/2022 2:34:31 AM PDT by sauropod (It's too bad all the people who know how to run the country are busy cutting hair.)
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To: Salamander
GANG GREEN!!! How APPROPRIATE!! POISION the BODY POLITIC!

LET'S GO GANG GREEN!!

27 posted on 06/27/2022 2:55:34 AM PDT by Ann Archy (Abortion....... The HUMAN Sacrifice to the god of Convenience.)
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To: Morgana

Green abortion is the “symbol of hope, health, life” ???

These people are truly delusional. Pretend Catholics.

I wouldn’t be surprised if this is the elite tie-in to worldwide “greening” to combat the “climate change” religion via population reduction.


28 posted on 06/27/2022 3:56:15 AM PDT by ViLaLuz (2 Chronicles 7:14)
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To: duckbutt
Of the Biblical Four Horsemen, the pale horse Death rides is pale green

excellent connection!
thank you for the reminder

29 posted on 06/27/2022 4:39:41 AM PDT by SisterK (recognize and resist tyranny)
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To: Norski
green is also the color of Islam

another excellent reminder

death cult

30 posted on 06/27/2022 4:42:03 AM PDT by SisterK (recognize and resist tyranny)
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To: libh8er

St. Patrick please ouch up the white courtesy phone


31 posted on 06/27/2022 5:26:28 AM PDT by daku
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To: daku

Edit - Pick up


32 posted on 06/27/2022 5:27:21 AM PDT by daku
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To: Morgana

MEDIA MEMO:
Never use the word “abortion” without “rights” attached. The ideal Newspeak is “abortionrights.”


33 posted on 06/27/2022 5:47:50 AM PDT by Demiurge2 (Define your terms!)
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To: Morgana

Shannon Bream looked like a Leprechaun on Friday.


34 posted on 06/27/2022 5:54:32 AM PDT by JerseyDvl (During times of universal deceit, telling the truth becomes a revolutionary act.)
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To: daku

You must have the same auto correct I have..?

Or, as I like to call it auto incorrect.


35 posted on 06/27/2022 6:18:03 AM PDT by Leep (Hillary will NEVER be president! 😁)
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To: libh8er

Soylent Green.


36 posted on 06/27/2022 6:59:37 AM PDT by RedMonqey
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To: Salamander

Love the shirt!...

Pseudo-intellectuals and their frequent use of poorly conjured symbolism borders on illiteracy. Holding my two hands and fingers together to form the shape of a heart as a sign doesn’t really say “I love you” because it lacks a certain personal sincerity. It’s not even part of the lexicon of the sign language for the deaf.


37 posted on 06/27/2022 9:18:00 AM PDT by equaviator (There's nothing like the universe to bring you down to earth.)
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To: who_would_fardels_bear

Yes, Green means recycling. Two recent calls for recycling are cannibalism of dead human ‘meat’ and composting human remains. We are not to consume beef, chicken, etc. because they may be human ancestors incarnate.


38 posted on 06/27/2022 1:53:29 PM PDT by spirited irish ( )
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To: piasa

Some common ground between the environmental extremists and abortion activists is the population control movement. To an extent this alliance goes back to the early 70s, but it became more explicit in the 1990s as liberation theology started integrating the “liberation” of nature with the “liberation” of abortionists—the formula is pretty much you can slap the “liberation” label on anything to add any cause to the platform, whether it has any logical relationship or not.


39 posted on 06/27/2022 4:14:39 PM PDT by Fedora
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