In cities and towns across the United States, demonstrations sprang up immediately following the Supreme Court’s decision on Friday that struck down the landmark 50-year-old Roe v. Wade case, removing a federal right to an abortion. Thousands of people marched in streets and gathered in squares to voice their anger and urge lawmakers to take actions to support a woman’s freedom of choice. Gathered below are images of protest from Houston, Atlanta, Boston, Seattle, Denver, Raleigh, St. Louis, Portland, New York, Nashville, and many other locations.
Photos: Protests Against the Overturning of Roe
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Read moreAbortion-rights demonstrators gather in Raleigh, North Carolina, to protest against the Supreme Court's decision in the Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization case on June 24, 2022. #
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Read morePeople attend an abortion-rights protest at the Utah State Capitol, in Salt Lake City, on June 24, 2022 #
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Read moreProtesters fill all lanes of Park Avenue in New York City, while protesting the Supreme Court decision to overturn Roe v. Wade, on June 24, 2022. #
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Read moreThousands gather at Washington Square Park in New York City to protest against the Supreme Court's decision on June 24, 2022. #
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Read moreIn Jackson Hole, Wyoming, abortion-rights protesters chant slogans on June 24, 2022. Wyoming has a trigger law in place that will ban most abortions in the state five days after the governor certifies the ruling to the secretary of state. #
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Read moreA crowd in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, protests the overturning of Roe v. Wade by the Supreme Court, outside the City-County Building on June 24, 2022. #
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Read moreIn St. Louis, Missouri, letters forming the word VOTE are seen as abortion-rights activists protest outside the Planned Parenthood Reproductive Health Services Center on June 24, 2022. #
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![A protester dressed in a red cloak and white cap holds a sign reading "I am not your incubator to regulate."]()
Read moreIn Houston, Texas, Sara Ellis, wearing a Handmaid's Tale costume, attends a protest in response to the U.S. Supreme Court ruling overturning Roe v. Wade on June 24, 2022. #
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Read moreIn Austin, Texas, abortion-rights activists protest at the Federal Courthouse Plaza on June 24, 2022. #
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Read moreIn Portland, Oregon, people march across the Hawthorne Bridge to protest the Supreme Court's decision on June 24, 2022. #
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Read moreIn Miami, Florida, people march together to protest the Supreme Court's decision in the Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health case on June 24, 2022. #
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Read moreIn Boston, Massachusetts, demonstrators gather at Copley Square to rally and protest after the U.S. Supreme Court struck down the right to abortion, on June 24, 2022. #
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Read moreAbortion-rights demonstrators rally in Boston's Copley Square on June 24, 2022. #
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Read moreIn Louisville, Kentucky, abortion-rights protesters display signs at the Gene Snyder U.S. Courthouse during a gathering to protest the Supreme Court's decision on June 24, 2022. #
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Read moreMJ Flores (left), a San Antonio, Texas, woman who had an abortion in Texas, cries while hugging Daniela Diaz, a friend from Venezuela who had an abortion in Washington, D.C., during a protest outside the United States Supreme Court, in Washington, D.C., on June 24, 2022. #
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![Protesters in front of the United States Supreme Court building hold signs, including one with a drawing of a uterus that reads "No country for old men."]()
Read moreAbortion-rights demonstrators protest outside the United States Supreme Court, in Washington, D.C., on June 24, 2022. #
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Read moreThe United States Supreme Court building is reflected in the glasses of Monai Lowe during a demonstration for abortion rights outside the building, in Washington, D.C., on June 25, 2022. #
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Read moreIn Seattle, Washington, a crowd of abortion-rights supporters gather outside the Jackson Federal Building on June 24, 2022. #
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Read moreIn Denver, Colorado, people gather in protest of the Supreme Court's decision to overturn Roe v. Wade on June 24, 2022. #
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Read moreIn Detroit, Michigan, abortion-rights activists protest outside the U.S. Federal Courthouse on June 24, 2022. #
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Read moreAbortion-rights activists protest outside the Arizona State Senate, in Phoenix, Arizona, on June 24, 2022. #
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Read moreArizona state troopers deploy tear gas as they confront abortion-rights protesters at the Arizona Capitol, in Phoenix, Arizona, on June 24, 2022. #
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Read moreIn downtown Atlanta, Georgia, people gather to protest the Supreme Court's decision on June 24, 2022. #
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Read moreIn Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, demonstrators gather outside City Hall to protest the Supreme Court's decision to overturn Roe v. Wade on June 24, 2022. #
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Read moreIn downtown Nashville, Tennessee, abortion-rights activists protest after the overturning of Roe v. Wade on June 24, 2022. #
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Read moreIn West Hollywood, California, supporters of abortion rights march along a street during a protest on June 24, 2022. #
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![Protesters march in a pedestrian mall carrying signs, including one that reads "When you take away someone's choice, you take away their freedom."]()
Read moreIn Las Vegas, Nevada, abortion-rights activists march through Fremont Street Experience as they protest the overturning of Roe v. Wade on June 24, 2022. #
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Read moreIn Minneapolis, Minnesota, abortion-rights demonstrators gather near the Hubert H. Humphrey School of Public Affairs at the University of Minnesota on June 24, 2022. #
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Read moreIn Denver, Colorado, people gather in protest of the Supreme Court's decision to overturn Roe v. Wade on June 24, 2022. #
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Read moreIn Washington, D.C., abortion-rights activists are seen through a hole in an American flag as they protest outside the Supreme Court building on June 25, 2022. #
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