Abortion-rights supporters gathered and marched in cities across America following the leak of a draft majority opinion by U.S. Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito, which suggests that the court intends to overturn the landmark Roe v. Wade ruling that gives Americans the right to have abortions. Though the document, published by Politico, has been confirmed as authentic in a statement by Chief Justice John Roberts, he notes that “it does not represent a decision by the Court or the final position of any member on the issues in the case.” Gathered below, images from some of the immediate protests sparked by this news.
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Read moreAgnes Scott College student Jordan Simi (center) participates in a chant during a pro-abortion-rights march and rally held in reaction to the leak of a draft U.S. Supreme Court majority opinion preparing for the Court to overturn the landmark Roe v. Wade abortion-rights decision later this year, in Atlanta, Georgia, on May 3, 2022. #
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Read moreThousands of protesters gather at Foley Square in New York City on May 3, 2022, to rally for abortion rights. #
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Read morePeople protest after the leak of the draft Supreme Court majority opinion on Roe v. Wade, in New York City, on May 3, 2022. #
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Read moreProtesters rally in support of abortion rights on May 3, 2022, in New York City. #
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Read moreAbortion-rights campaigners march through downtown Tucson, Arizona, after demonstrating outside of Evo A. DeConcini U.S. Federal Courthouse on May 3, 2022. #
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Read moreAbortion-rights campaigners receive high fives from a passenger driving by Evo A. DeConcini U.S. Federal Courthouse in Tucson, Arizona, on May 3, 2022. #
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Read moreThe activist Porsche Miller speaks during a pro-abortion-rights march and rally held in Atlanta, Georgia, on May 3, 2022. #
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Read moreAbortion-rights supporters march down Decatur Street SE in Atlanta, Georgia, on May 3, 2022. #
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![A line of protesters stands in front of the U.S. Capitol building holding up signs that read 'bans off our bodies.']()
Read moreDemonstrators protest in front of the U.S. Capitol, across the street from the U.S. Supreme Court Building, on May 3, 2022, in Washington, D.C. #
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Read moreThe U.S. Supreme Court Building is seen reflected in the sunglasses of Hannah Fuller during a protest in Washington, D.C., on May 3, 2022. #
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![A protester holds up a sign with a green-and-orange pie chart that reads "Reasons women get abortions: None of your business. None of your business, but in orange."]()
Read moreProtesters gather outside the U.S. Supreme Court Building in Washington, D.C., on May 3, 2022. #
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![Several people holding up protest signs supporting abortion rights in front of the U.S. Capitol building.]()
Read moreRachel Dixon, (center), of Alexandria, Virginia, leads a call-and-response as a group of demonstrators protests on the street between the U.S. Supreme Court and the U.S. Capitol, on May 3, 2022, in Washington, D.C. #
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Read moreRing Young looks on with a message written on her face during a protest outside the U.S. Supreme Court on May 3, 2022. #
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Read moreDemonstrators gather near the federal courthouse in Austin, Texas, to protest the news that the U.S. Supreme Court could be poised to overturn the landmark Roe v. Wade decision, on May 3, 2022. #
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Read morePeople attend an abortion-rights rally at the Utah State Capitol in Salt Lake City on May 3, 2022. #
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Read moreThe Brown University medical students Julia Santini, Jacob Abraham, Abdifatah Omar, and Marina Hahn attend a rally to protest the news that the U.S. Supreme Court could be poised to overturn the Roe v. Wade decision that legalized abortion nationwide, on May 3, 2022, at the State House in Providence, Rhode Island. #
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![A protester holds up her hands, which have the words "My Body My choice" written on them.]()
Read moreAlexa Steele holds up her hands with the words "My Body My choice" written on them during a protest in support of abortion rights in Boston, Massachusetts, on May 3, 2022. #
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Read moreProtesters hold signs and cheer on speakers as they gather outside of the State House to show support and rally for abortion rights in Boston, Massachusetts, on May 3, 2022. #
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Read moreProtesters carry signs as they demonstrate near a federal court in Richmond, Virginia, on May 3, 2022. #
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Read moreDemonstrators march following a rally in support of abortion rights near Pike Place Market in Seattle, Washington, on May 3, 2022. #
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Read moreA woman holds a sign reading "I Remember" as protesters gather in front of the federal building to defend abortion rights in San Francisco on May 3, 2022. #
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![A group of protesters is seen holding signs reading "Never again," "Women won't go back," and "regulate sperm."]()
Read morePro-abortion-rights protesters gather in large numbers in front of the federal building in San Francisco on May 3, 2022. #
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![Protesters hold up signs, including one that reads "Trust women, save Roe."]()
Read moreDemonstrators protest outside of the U.S. Courthouse in Los Angeles, California, on May 3, 2022. #
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Read moreAbortion-rights supporters hold signs outside of the U.S. Courthouse in Los Angeles, California, on May 3, 2022. #
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Read moreHunter Kay (right) hugs her friend Taisiia Work as demonstrators gather at Pershing Square after protesting outside of the U.S. Courthouse in response to the leaked draft of the Supreme Court's opinion that would overturn Roe v. Wade, in Los Angeles, California, on May 3, 2022. #
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