More than 500 women athletes, coaches and sports associations including soccer star Megan Rapinoe and WNBA All-Star Sue Bird signed a formal appeal on Monday urging the U.S. Supreme Court to protect abortion rights.
The filing called an amicus brief argues that the right to abortion established in the 1973 Roe v. Wade decision is essential for women athletes to pursue their sports at the same level men are afforded. The group of 514 signatories includes the WNBA's Diana Taurasi, Olympic gold-medal water polo goalkeeper Ashleigh Johnson, the WNBPA and the NWSLPA, players unions for the WNBA and NWSL.