About twenty women stood in front of the American consulate in Quebec City to demand better access to abortion for all women on both sides of the border and high-quality public health services.

Some members of the "Regroupement des groupes de la Capitale-Nationale (RGF-CN)" were topless with slogans painted on their bodies "My mercy, my choice" and "My body, my choice," and "The future is female," while other women had their hands painted red and symbolic blood spots on their bodies.

May 28 is the International Day of Action for Women's Health, and the women wanted to turn "their bodies into political messages to remind of their right to full control over their bodies and motherhood," according to the group’s statement.

RGF-CN spokesperson Élise Landry-Dubé said in the statement: "Through this act, we want to create a strong image and a clear message about abortion for women and their physical and moral safety."

RGF-CN chose the American consulate after a memo was leaked to the Supreme Court in early May showing that the historic Roe v. Wade ruling affirming the right to abortion would soon be overturned.