Photos and videos: Abortion rights supporters protest around the US
By Lauren Booker Globe Staff,Updated May 14, 2022, 6:50 p.m.
Abortion rights activist rally at the Washington Monument before a march to the US Supreme Court in Washington, DC, May 14, 2022.JOSE LUIS MAGANA/AFP via Getty Images
Across the country, abortion rights supporters came out in droves on Saturday to make their voices heard after a recently leaked Supreme Court opinion draft that could lead to the reversal of the Roe v. Wade decision, ending federal protections for abortions.
With the future of abortion access in question and not codified into law, after a failed Senate attempt to advance legislation on Wednesday, thousands are expected to come out from shore to shore.
From Washington, D.C., to Los Angeles, Planned Parenthood is holding “Bans Off Our Bodies” rallies, and other demonstrations are planned to coincide with those protests.
Two girls look at signs during a rally for for abortion rights in front of the Supreme Court of the United States in Washington on Saturday during protests across the country. Amanda Andrade-Rhoades/Associated Press
Krista Bywater, who is eight-months-pregnant, of Washington, poses for a photograph with "no forced pregnancy" painted on her belly, after marching past the Supreme Court as part of a large group of abortion rights demonstrators who had marched from the Washington Monument on Saturday in Washington, during protests across the country. Jacquelyn Martin/Associated Press
Abortion-rights protesters attend the "Bans Off Our Bodies Abortion Rally" at Los Angeles City Hall, on Saturday.Damian Dovarganes/Associated Press
Thousands are rallying on the Boston Common to fight for reproductive freedom after a leaked Supreme Court draft opinion shows the court could rule to overturn Roe v. Wade. I’ll have more on the message from protestors tonight at 6 on #7Newspic.twitter.com/Ps3D66oGcC
Protestors attend the Bans Off Our Bodies rally at the base of the Washington Monument on Saturday in Washington, DC. Anna Moneymaker/Getty
A demonstrator listens during the Bans Off Our Bodies rally at the base of the Washington Monument on May 14, 2022 in Washington, DC.Anna Moneymaker/Getty
Abortion-rights demonstrators place wire hangers on a police fence outside of the U.S. Supreme Court building during the Bans Off Our Bodies march on Saturday in Washington, DC.Anna Moneymaker/Getty
Abortion rights advocates march along West Wacker Drive in the Loop in Chicago on Saturday.Pat Nabong/Sun-Times/Associated Press
Abortion rights protesters rally near the Georgia State Capitol in Atlanta on Saturday.Ben Gray/Associated Press
Abortion rights protesters rally near the Georgia State Capitol in Atlanta on Saturday.Ben Gray/Associated Press
Abortion rights activists participate in a "Bans Off Our Bodies" rally at the base of the Washington Monument on Saturday in Washington, DC. Tasos Katopodis/Getty
Abortion rights activist rally at the Washington Monument before a march to the US Supreme Court in Washington, DC, on Saturday. JOSE LUIS MAGANA/AFP via Getty Images
Abortion rights activist rally at the Washington Monument before a march to the US Supreme Court in Washington, DC, on Saturday.JOSE LUIS MAGANA/AFP via Getty Images
Protesters hold up signs during an abortion rights demonstration on Saturday in New York.Jeenah Moon/Associated Press
Abortion rights activists Erin Connelly, who is 8 months pregnant, participates in a Bans Off Our Bodies rally at the base of the Washington Monument on Saturday in Washington, DC. Anna Moneymaker/Getty
Abortion rights activists participate in a Bans Off Our Bodies rally at the base of the Washington Monument on Saturday in Washington, DC. Anna Moneymaker/Getty
Abortion rights demonstrators rally at the Capitol in Austin, Texas, on Saturday.Jay Janner/Associated Press
Abortion rights demonstrators rally at Union Park in Chicago's West Town neighborhood, Saturday morning.Pat Nabong/Sun-Times/Associated Press
Jessica Chelmecki, 30 and Bryan Hardnacki, 37, dress as Handmaids Tale characters during protest at Union Park in Chicago's West Town neighborhood, Saturday morning.Pat Nabong/Sun-Times/Associated Press
Protestors begin crossing the Brooklyn Bridge during an abortion rights demonstration, Saturday, in New York. JEENAH MOON/Associated Press
Protestors rally in Cadman Plaza during an abortion rights demonstration on Saturday in the Brooklyn borough of New York. JEENAH MOON/Associated Press
