The 18-foot statue on the campus was built to honor Ginsburg, the late U.S. Supreme Court justice and former ACLU attorney, who was a rabid defender of abortion and Roe v Wade.
The statue’s designer, Shahzia Sikander, has said it was built to focus on “reproductive rights” and to honor Ginsburg and her support for Roe. It is expected to remain on campus through October.
To push back on the exhibit, about 450 people gathered for a prayer rally February 28 on campus. That crowd convinced school officials to cancel an opening ceremony in which Sikander was scheduled to speak.
Kim Schwartz, of Texas Right to Life, tells AFN the momentum is on the side of pro-lifers who are urging the university to remove the statue.
“We're really pleased,” she says, “with how the public has already expressed their support for our campaign.”
Thousands of comments criticizing the exhibit have flooded the university, Schwartz says, but the controversy is not over until the exhibit moves on.
