A pro-choice activist protests during a rally in front of the U.S. Supreme Court in response to the leaked Supreme Court draft decision to overturn Roe v. Wade.
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After a leaked draft Supreme Court opinion signaled the court鈥檚 intention to overturn the landmark decision in Roe v. Wade, advocates for reproductive justice took to the streets in cities nationwide.
On May 2, 2022, Politico published a from the U.S. Supreme Court indicating the majority鈥檚 intention to overturn the landmark Roe v. Wade decision, which enshrined access to safe, legal abortion in the United States. If ultimately issued as a ruling, the draft opinion, authored by Justice Samuel Alito and joined by Justices Clarence Thomas, Brett Kavanaugh, Amy Coney Barrett, and Neil Gorsuch, would overturn nearly 50 years of constitutional protections for reproductive rights. While the draft opinion is just that鈥攁 draft, not yet a final ruling, which is expected in June鈥攁dvocates for reproductive justice and access to abortion immediately began organizing rallies nationwide to defend Roe, and to show their support for reproductive health care, body autonomy, and access to safe and legal abortions.
Read on to see photos from rallies in nine states around the country.
Washington, D.C.
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Photo by Amanda Andrade-Rhoades for The Washington Post via Getty Images
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Photo by Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images
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Seattle, Washington
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Photo by David Ryder/Getty Images
New York City, New York
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Los Angeles, California
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Boston, Massachusetts
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Denver, Colorado
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Photo by Helen H. Richardson/麻豆社事件News Group/The Denver Post via Getty Images
Salt Lake City, Utah
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Photo by George Frey/Getty Images
Jackson, Mississippi
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San Francisco, California
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Photo by Nick Otto/AFP via Getty Images
Miami, Florida
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Reno, Nevada
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Photo by Ty O鈥橬eil/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images
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