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A new ongoing stream of pro-abortion rights protests was launched in May 2022, in reaction to a leak of a SCOTUS draft majority opinion, authored by Justice Samuel Alito, that would overturn Roe v. Wade . [1] The rallies and marches reached a peak on Saturday, May 14, under the name "Bans Off Our Bodies."
Listed below are over 450 events that took place in the U.S. on the weekend of May 14 (with a few happening before or after, as noted)
| States | Cities | Photo | Approximate attendance | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | 20,000 [2] | Washington Monument, National Mall [3] - Supreme Court; the demonstration was expected to draw up to 17,000 people. [4] Among those who spoke on stage during the rally were US Rep. Barbara Lee (D-CA) and DC Council Member Janeese Lewis George. [5] At the Supreme Court, the marchers were greeted by 50 counter-protesters. [6] | ||
 Alabama | Birmingham | hundreds [7] | People from all across the state of Alabama traveled to Linn Park on Saturday. After the rally, they marched around the park's perimeter. [7] | |
| Mobile | hundreds [8] | Government Plaza, 205 Government St | ||
| Montgomery | 13 [9] | Alabama State Capitol steps | ||
 Alaska | Anchorage [10] | hundreds [11] | intersection of Northern Lights Boulevard and New Seward [12] | |
| Fairbanks | 4 [13] | intersection of Geist Rd & University Ave [14] | ||
| Homer | 3 [15] | WKFL Park | ||
| Juneau | 39 [16] | 10th & Egan | ||
| Ketchikan | few dozen [17] | The Rock, 210 Front St | ||
| Kodiak | 100+ [18] | Sargent Park | ||
| Wasilla | Newcomb Park Wasilla Lake, 891 E Parks Hwy [19] | |||
 Arizona | Flagstaff | 300 [20] | People gathered at Murdoch Community Center [21] and marched down Butler Avenue to Whole Foods and back. [20] | |
| Payson | 25 [22] | sign event held at corner Hwy 87 @ Hwy 260, State Rte 87 [23] | ||
| Phoenix | thousands [24] | Arizona State Capitol. Speakers included Arizona Secretary of State Katie Hobbs (now running for governor) and state Sen. Raquel Terán. [25] | ||
| Sedona | Corner Democracy, Arizona 89A & Coffee Pot Drive [26] / Jamesen Memorial Park | |||
| Show Low [27] | (event location private) | |||
| Tucson | thousands [28] | Armory Park. Tucson Mayor Regina Romero and other elected officials spoke to the crowd. [28] | ||
 Arkansas | Eureka Springs | Basin Spring Park | ||
| Fayetteville | few dozen [29] | Washington County Courthouse [30] | ||
| Fort Smith | 75 [31] | Sebastian County Courthouse - Garrison Ave | ||
| Jonesboro | 50 [32] | Craighead County Courthouse [33] (corner of Main Street and Washington) | ||
| Little Rock | hundreds [34] | Arkansas State Capitol [35] | ||
| Mountain Home | Baxter County Courthouse [36] | |||
| Texarkana | 25 [37] | US District Court (Texarkana), 500 N State Line Ave. [38] The same site had a second rally on Sunday, with 20 people. [37] | ||
 California | Bakersfield | 100-150 [39] | Demonstrators gathered at Jastro Park on Truxtun Ave. [39] | |
| Benicia | few hundred [40] | First Street Green, East B Street & 1st Street; current Benicia Mayor Steve Young, former Benicia Mayor Elizabeth Patterson and Solano County District Attorney candidate Sharon Henry spoke at the rally before the march. [40] | ||
| Burbank [41] | 40+ [42] | North Mariposa Street & Chandler Boulevard - Chandler Bike Path toward Buena Vista [43] | ||
| Carpinteria | 60-100 [44] [45] | intersection of Linden Ave. & Carpinteria Ave. [46] | ||
| Carlsbad | 500 [47] - 700 | Hundreds gathered near Carlsbad Village Train Station at State St and Grand Ave, then marched to Scenic Overlook Park near Carlsbad City Beach. Encinitas Mayor and 38th State Senate District candidate Catherine Blakespear was a keynote speaker. [48] | ||
| Chico | 300+ [49] [50] | Chico City Plaza - march downtown | ||
| Claremont [41] | 100+ [51] | Foothill Boulevard & North Indian Hill Boulevard [52] | ||
| Cloverdale | Cloverdale Plaza, Cloverdale Blvd. between 1st and 2nd Sts [53] | |||
| El Centro | 30+ [54] | Dozens gathered on the sidewalk in front of the Imperial Valley Planned Parenthood of the Pacific Southwest Health Center | ||
| Eureka | 100 [55] | Eureka Courthouse, 825 5th St [56] | ||
| Fort Bragg | 30 [57] | in front of Fort Bragg Town Hall, N Main Street | ||
| Fresno | 1,000 [58] | West Nees Avenue & North Blackstone Avenue, in front of River Park shopping center; US Rep Jim Costa participated. [59] | ||
| Hollister | 30+ [60] | sidewalk outside the San Benito County Superior Court at 450 Fourth St | ||
| Long Beach | 1,000+ [61] | Hundreds marched from Harvey Milk Promenade Park [52] to Long Beach City Hall. | ||
| Los Angeles |  | at least several thousand [62] | Los Angeles City Hall; [63] the rally, which had been planned for months, gained a new sense of urgency following the SCOTUS leak, and received more than 50,000 signups, according to the Women's March Federation. [52] [64] Celebrity women's rights attorney Gloria Allred shared her pre-Roe back alley abortion story with the crowd. [2] [65] Other speakers included LA Mayor Eric Garcetti, California First "Partner" Jennifer Siebel Newsom, US Sen Sen. Alex Padilla, US Reps. Karen Bass (current candidate for LA Mayor) [66] and Maxine Waters, [52] state Sen. Sydney Kamlager and Los Angeles City Council President Nury Martinez. [62] Among celebrity speakers and participants were actors Kate Beckinsale [67] and Lisa Ann Walter. [68] Another event was planned at the United States Courthouse [52] on West 1st St, by the group Rise Up 4 Abortion Rights. [69] | |
| Modesto | 200+ [70] | outside the Planned Parenthood office on McHenry Avenue - intersection of Briggsmore & McHenry Aves [70] | ||
| Monterey | Window on the Bay, Del Monte Ave / Pacific St sidewalk outside Colton Hall lawn (~50 people) [71] | |||
| Mountain View | 200-300 [72] | Mountain View Caltrain station - four corners of Castro and El Camino Real | ||
| Oakland | 200+ [73] | Lake Merritt; state Sen. Nancy Skinner spoke at the rally. [73] | ||
| Ojai | Libbey Outdoor Park Entrance, E. Ojai Ave | |||
| Palm Springs | 500 [74] | Frances Stevens Park [75] | ||
| Palo Alto |  | Town & Country Village, 855 El Camino Real [76] | ||
| Palos Verdes Estates | 200+ [77] | Malaga Cove Plaza [52] | ||
| Pasadena | Pasadena City Hall [52] | |||
| Petaluma | hundreds [53] | Walnut Park - march up Petaluma Boulevard North [53] / intersection of Petaluma Blvd & Washington St [78] | ||
| Riverside | Riverside City Hall Stage, 3900 Main St [79] - march downtown | |||
| Sacramento | thousands [80] | At least 800 people gathered for a march that started at the west steps of the California State Capitol, [81] then proceeded on a 2-mile loop along 9th St, T St, 5th St and the Capitol Mall. Back at the capitol, a rally was held; speakers included Sacramento Mayor Darrell Steinberg, Senate President Pro Tem Toni Atkins, State Treasurer Fiona Ma and state Attorney General Rob Bonta. [80] A dozen counter-protesters also showed up outside the crowd. [81] After the march, a Planned Parenthood statewide bus tour was launched. [82] [83] | ||
| San Diego | 5,000+ [84] | Thousands marched a mile through the downtown area, [85] ending with a rally outside the San Diego Hall of Justice along West Broadway and near the federal courthouse; [86] a group of 50 anti-abortion activists held a counter protest. [87] | ||
| San Jose | San Jose City Hall; Candidate for state assembly Gail Pellerin attended the rally. [88] | |||
| San Francisco | 10,000+ [89] [90] | Thousands marched down Market Street from Civic Center [91] to the Embarcadero. [92] SF Mayor London Breed participated in the march. [93] In San Francisco's Mission District, at least a couple hundred people gathered for a "Rise Up 4 Abortion Rights" rally outside the BART Station at Mission and 24th. [92] [94] | ||
| San Luis Obispo | 300 [95] | SLO Superior Court, Monterey St - march downtown | ||
| Santa Ana | a few thousand [65] | Centennial Regional Park [96] (4,000-5,000 expected). [52] Speakers included Lt. Gov. Eleni Kounalakis and US Rep. Katie Porter. [65] | ||
| Santa Barbara | 2,500 [97] | De La Guerra Plaza. State Senator Monique Limón spoke at the rally. [97] | ||
| Santa Cruz | several hundred [98] | Santa Cruz Clock Tower, N. Pacific Ave | ||
| Sebastopol | 100 [99] | crossroads of Main Street and Bodega Avenue (CA-116 & CA-12) | ||
| Sherman Oaks | Sherman Oaks Galleria [52] | |||
| Sonoma | 20-25 | Sonoma Plaza [100] | ||
| Sonora | 40+ [101] | Protesters gathered at Courthouse Square, then marched down Washington Street and back up. [102] | ||
| Stockton [80] | ||||
| Temecula [41] | Temecula Duck Pond (intersection of Ynez and Rancho California Roads) - Temecula City Hall [43] | |||
| Ukiah | 100 [103] | Mendocino County Courthouse | ||
| Venice | Venice Beach Pride Lifeguard Tower [52] [104] | |||
| Ventura | 150+ [105] [106] | Plaza Park, E Thompson Blvd [107] | ||
| Visalia | 6 [108] | Tulare County Superior Court, S. Mooney Blvd | ||
| Yucca Valley | 55 [109] | corner of Twentynine Palms Highway and Old Woman Springs Road | ||
 Colorado | Aspen | 30+ [110] | Paepcke Park | |
| Boulder | 2,000+ [111] | Boulder County Courthouse [112] - march thru Pearl Street Mall and downtown Boulder along Broadway & Canyon. State Rep. Edie Hooton (D-Boulder) was present [111] | ||
| Carbondale | A rally was held outside The Goat Kitchen & Bar on Cowen Drive, followed by a march down Rte 133 & Euclid Ave to Sopris Park. [113] | |||
| Colorado Springs | 500 [114] | Acacia Park [115] | ||
| Denver | 4,000 - 6,000 [116] | Civic Center Park, outside the Capitol Building. State Rep Kyle Mullica was present with his family. [117] A handful of counter-protesters were also present, then left before the ralliers starting marching through the city. [118] | ||
| Durango | 100+ [119] | Buckley Park - La Plata County Courthouse | ||
| Edwards | Edwards Rest Area & roundabout, at Edwards Access Rd | |||
| Fort Collins | 300 [120] | Hundreds gathered at Old Town Square; state Reps. Cathy Kipp and Andrew Boesenecker spoke to the crowd. [120] | ||
| Greeley | Weld County Courthouse, 901 9th Ave [121] | |||
| Longmont | People lined the all the sidewalks near the intersection of 6th and Main Sts. [111] [112] State Rep. Karen McCormick was seen greeting the crowd. [116] | |||
| Montrose | Old County Courthouse, S 1st Street [122] | |||
| Pueblo | corner of Rte 50 & N Elizabeth St (outside Big K-Mart parking lot) | |||
| Steamboat Springs | 250 [123] | (5/15) Bud Werner Memorial Library - historic Routt County Courthouse lawn | ||
 Connecticut | Danbury | few dozen [124] | (5/15) Danbury Library Plaza, 170 Main St; [125] [126] Lt. Gov. Susan Bysiewicz attended the rally. [124] | |
| Darien | 100+ [127] | Darien Town Hall; state Rep. Matt Blumenthal and state Sen. Will Haskell spoke at the rally. [127] | ||
| Guilford | 300 [128] | Guilford Town Green, Broad Street. Attendees included Lt. Gov. Susan Bysiewicz, state Rep Sean Scanlon and state Sen Christine Cohen. [128] | ||
| Hartford | several hundred | On Saturday, May 14, several dozen gathered for a rally at the Connecticut State Capitol. [129] The next day, an even bigger rally of several hundred was formed at the same spot, followed by a march to the Connecticut Supreme Court. [130] | ||
| Litchfield | 130-150 [129] | Litchfield Town Green | ||
| New Haven | dozens [131] | New Haven Green, between Temple St. and Church St. | ||
| New London | Soldiers and Sailors Monument [132] - courthouse | |||
| New Milford | 60-70 [133] | New Milford Town Green, 10 Main St [126] [134] | ||
| Stamford | 300 [135] | (5/15) Hundreds rallied outside the Stamford/Norwalk Judicial District Courthouse. [136] Speakers included Lt. Gov. Susan Bysiewicz, Attorney Gen. William Tong, state Rep. Matt Blumenthal and Stamford Mayor Caroline Simmons. [137] | ||
| Westport | Ruth Steinkraus Cohen Memorial Bridge. [138] | |||
 Delaware | Georgetown | several hundred [139] | The Circle | |
| Wilmington | 300+ [140] | Tubman-Garrett Riverfront Park, Rosa Parks Dr | ||
 Florida | Clermont | Center Lake Park; [141] four counter-protesters showed up. | ||
| Delray Beach [142] | 500 [143] | Old School Square, N Swinton Ave. US Senate candidate Allen Ellison spoke at the rally. [143] | ||
| Flagler Beach | hundreds [144] | Wadsworth Park - bridge | ||
| Fort Lauderdale | 2,500 [9] [145] | Federal Courthouse; [146] supporters lined several blocks along Broward Blvd, drawing continual honks of support from motorists. [6] [147] US Rep. & candidate for Governor Charlie Crist attended the rally. [145] | ||
| Fort Myers | 200+ [148] | At Lee County Clerk of Court, hundreds of abortion and anti-abortion advocates turned out for the protest, the latter side consisting of religious leaders, local politicians and members of the Proud Boys. Confrontations during the three-hour event along Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard were broken up by Fort Myers Police and private security officers. [149] | ||
| Gainesville | 750 [150] | Bo Diddley Plaza - Cora P. Roberson Park | ||
| Jacksonville | hundreds [151] | Duval County Courthouse. Florida State Reps Angie Nixon & Tracie Davis were at the rally. [151] | ||
| Key West | 100 [152] | Bayview Park | ||
| Lakeland | Munn Park [153] | |||
| Melbourne | corner of Stadium Pkwy & Judge Fran Jamieson Way, outside Harry T. and Harriette V. Moore Justice Center | |||
| Miami | couple thousand [154] | Ives Estates Park; FL Agriculture Commissioner & gubernatorial candidate Nikki Fried spoke at the event. [146] [154] | ||
| Mount Dora | event hosted by Lake County Florida Democrats | |||
| Ocala | 150+ [155] | intersection of Silver Springs Boulevard and South Pine Ave [9] | ||
| Orlando | thousands [156] | Orlando City Hall - Federal Courthouse. State Rep. Anna Eskamani spoke to the crowd. [157] A small group of pro-lifers was also present. [156] | ||
| Ormond Beach | 200 [144] | Granada Bridge, Cassen Park | ||
| Sarasota | hundreds [158] | Planned Parenthood location on Central Ave - Rosemary District | ||
| St. Augustine | 5 [159] | Base of the Bridge of Lions | ||
| St. Petersburg | St. Petersburg City Hall | |||
| Stuart | Roosevelt Bridge [160] | |||
| Tallahassee | several hundred [161] | A rally was held on the steps of Florida State Capitol Building, followed by a march on the sidewalks encompassing the Capitol complex, which included the Florida Supreme Court building. State Sen. Loranne Ausley spoke at the rally. [162] | ||
| Tampa [163] | 1,000+ [164] | Joe Chillura Courthouse Square - Curtis Hixon Park [165] | ||
| The Villages | 300 [166] | Lake Sumter Landing Market Square | ||
| Viera |  | hundreds [167] | outside the Moore Justice Center | |
| West Palm Beach [142] | 1,200 [168] | Meyer Amphitheater [9] - Datura Street & North Flagler Drive. Speakers included US Rep. Lois Frankel, state Sen. Lori Berman & state Rep. Jervonte Edmonds. [168] | ||
 Georgia | Atlanta | 3,500 [169] | Hundreds packed Liberty Plaza at the Georgia State Capitol. [63] [170] US Rep. Nikema Williams [169] & state Sen. Nan Orrock [171] both attended. A dozen counter-protesters stood on a nearby sidewalk. [2] | |
| Columbus | US Post Office & Court House | |||
| Savannah | several hundred | Several abortion rights events happened in Savannah. Over 100 people rallied at Chatham County Courthouse on Montgomery St; Savannah Mayor Van Johnson spoke to the crowd. [172] Meanwhile, hundreds more gathtered at Forsyth Park Fountain, [173] then marched along Bull Street through Downtown Savannah. [9] | ||
| Statesboro | dozens [174] | (5/15) Bulloch County Courthouse [175] | ||
 Hawaii | Hilo | 100+ | Kamehameha Ave outside Bayfront Park and Wailoa Park, in front of the Kamehameha Statue. [176] | |
| Honolulu | 700 [177] | Hundreds gathered at the intersection of Kalakaua Blvd & Kapahulu Ave, outside Honolulu Zoo Park, [178] then marched within the Waikiki area; [176] one anti-abortion protester showed up. [177] | ||
| Kahului (Maui) | 420 [177] [179] | sidewalk facing West Ka'ahumanu Avenue, [180] outside Queen Ka'ahumanu Center in front of Old Sears Building [176] [177] | ||
| Kailua-Kona | 50 [181] | Queen Ka'ahumanu Hwy, south of Henry Street | ||
| Lihue | Kaua'i Community College [176] - Main Entrance Sidewalk, 3-1901 Kaumualii Hwy | |||
 Idaho | Boise | 5,000 [182] | Thousands gathered at the Idaho Statehouse. [183] [184] A smaller right-to-life rally took place at the same spot later in the day. [182] | |
| Coeur d'Alene | 300+ [185] | corner of 19th Street & Sherman Ave [186] - McEuen Park [187] | ||
| Moscow | 120-140 [188] | East City Park, 900 E 3rd St [189] | ||
| Pocatello | 200 [190] | Pocatello City Hall | ||
 Illinois | Carbondale | Carbondale Civic Center, 200 S Illinois Ave [191] | ||
| Chicago | 2,500 [192] - 10,000 [193] | Several events were held in Chicago on Saturday, May 14. At least several thousand gathered at Union Park, [194] then marched around the city, through the Loop. [195] Speakers included Amy Eshleman (wife of Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot), [196] Lt. Gov. Juliana Stratton & US Reps Jan Schakowsky [192] & Sean Casten (the latter of whom brought along his teenage daughter). [2] A second event at Wrigley Square in Millennium Park attracted a few hundred people. [197] | ||
| Elgin | intersection of Kimball Street and Grove Avenue [198] | |||
| Geneva | 100+ [199] | Kane County Courthouse; US Rep Bill Foster spoke at the rally. [199] | ||
| Normal | One Normal Plaza, 601-691 E Lincoln St [200] | |||
| Plainfield | hundreds [201] | Settler's Park Amphitheater | ||
| Rockford | 200+ [202] | Women's Suffrage Plaza; Rockford Mayor Tom McNamara spoke at the rally. Tensions sparked when some counter-protestors came to the event with a megaphone. After some confrontation, two police officers came between the two sides. [203] | ||
| Springfield | 80-100 [204] | (5/15) Old State Capitol | ||
 Indiana | Bloomington | dozens [205] | outside Monroe County Courthouse, W Kirkwood Ave | |
| Columbus | Columbus City Hall - Bartholomew County Courthouse [206] | |||
| Crown Point | Courthouse Square, 220 S Main St | |||
| Fort Wayne | hundreds [207] | Allen County Courthouse Green, South Calhoun St; [208] several dozen pro-life activists stood across the street. [207] | ||
| Hobart | 55 [209] | First Unitarian Universalist Church of Hobart - walk through downtown; US Rep. Frank J. Mrvan spoke at the event. [209] | ||
| Indianapolis | 300+ [210] | (5/15) A "Defend Roe" rally was held at the Indiana State Capitol. [211] | ||
| Lafayette | 50+ [212] | Margerum Fountain, West Lafayette - Tippecanoe County Courthouse [9] [213] | ||
| Muncie | Delaware County Building; [214] Hammond, IN Mayor & candidate for US Senate Thomas McDermott spoke to the crowd. [215] | |||
| Noblesville | Hamilton County Government and Judicial Center | |||
 Iowa | Cedar Rapids | hundreds [216] | Green Square Park - across the river and back. [216] State Rep. Liz Bennett attended the rally. [217] | |
| Dubuque | 75 [218] | About 50 people gathered outside Dubuque County Courthouse; their ranks increased to 75 as they marched to Town Clock Plaza, [218] where 20 pro-life advocates were present. [216] | ||
| Iowa City | 200+ [219] | University of Iowa Pentacrest [220] - Iowa Ave, Gilbert St & Ped Mall [221] | ||
 Kansas | Topeka | 75+ [222] [223] | (5/15) Kansas State House [224] [225] | |
| Wichita | ~80 | Women's March -Air Capital- Wichita Kansas held two rallies over the weekend. On Saturday May 14, a few dozen people stood outside the Federal Courthouse; [226] on Sunday May 15, at least 40 people gathered at A. Price Woodard Park. [225] On both occasions, protesters spoke out not only against the leaked SCOTUS draft opinion re Roe v. Wade, but a proposed Kansas abortion-restriction amendment scheduled for a vote on August 2. | ||
 Kentucky | Bowling Green | 25-30 [227] | Natcher Federal Courthouse | |
| Frankfort | hundreds [228] | (5/15) Kentucky Capital building | ||
| Lexington | hundreds [229] [230] | Robert F. Stephens Courthouse Plaza | ||
| Louisville | 2,000 [231] | Hundreds gathered outside Planned Parenthood's Louisville location. [232] | ||
 Louisiana | Lafayette | 100 [233] | Parc Putnam, outside federal courthouse on Lafayette St | |
| New Orleans | hundreds [234] | Duncan Plaza (next to City Hall) [235] | ||
| Shreveport | 45+ [236] | police station - Caddo Parish Courthouse [237] | ||
 Maine | Bangor | hundreds [238] | Gov. Janet Mills arrived at the rally at Bass Park, outside Cross Insurance Center, after she spoke at the Democratic state convention. [239] Mills told both delegates and abortion rights supporters that, as their Governor, she would not allow any rollback of women's rights in the state of Maine even if Roe v. Wade were to be overturned. [238] | |
| Bar Harbor | Village Green, corner of Main St & Mt. Desert St | |||
| Brunswick | (5/15) Town Mall & Gazebo, Maine Street [240] | |||
| Bucksport | Veterans Memorial Park [241] | |||
| Portland | 500 [242] | Lincoln Park | ||
| Rockland | 200 [243] | corner of Park Street & Main Street, at Walgreens [244] | ||
 Maryland | Aspen Hill [245] | intersection of Georgia Ave & Connecticut Ave | ||
| Baltimore [246] | hundreds [247] | War Memorial Plaza, in front of Baltimore City Hall - William Donald Schaefer Building [248] | ||
| Frederick | hundreds [249] | Square Corner (E. Patrick St. & N. Market St.) | ||
| Leisure World | Georgia Ave near the intersection of Rossmoor Blvd. | |||
| Westminster | outside Carroll County Public Library, 50 E Main St [250] | |||
 Massachusetts | Attleboro | 75 [251] | Dozens of people stood single file, with signs, in front of the Attleboro District Court House on North Main Street; attending the rally were US Rep. Jake Auchincloss and state Rep. Adam Scanlon. [251] | |
| Boston | several thousand [252] | Two rallies were held in downtown Boston, each followed by a march. At noon, the first event took place at the Parkman Bandstand in the Boston Common, [253] with thousands in attendance; [254] speakers included US Sen Ed Markey and Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey, the latter currently running for governor. [252] Protesters then marched through Downtown Crossing and up to the State House. Meanwhile, a smaller rally took place in Copley Square at 2 pm, [255] with a few hundred people, who then marched up Boylston St to where the first event had started, at the Bandstand. [254] | ||
| Concord | several hundred [256] | Monument Square, Main Street, Concord Center [257] | ||
| Duxbury | First Parish Church Unitarian, 842 Tremont St | |||
| Falmouth | 100 [258] - 120 [259] | Falmouth Village Green, Main St | ||
| Hyannis [260] | 200 [261] | Hyannis Airport Rotary, 545 Iyannough Rd | ||
| Marblehead | 16+ [257] | Marblehead Community Center [257] | ||
| Martha's Vineyard | at least 50 [262] | Vineyard Haven's Five Corners [263] | ||
| Newburyport | 500 [264] | Market Square (corner of State St. and Water/Merrimac St.) [265] | ||
| Northampton [266] | hundreds [267] | At Northampton City Hall, speakers included US Rep. Jim McGovern, state Sen. Jo Comerford and state Rep. Lindsay Sabadosa (D-Northampton). [267] A second rally was planned at Pulaski Park. [268] | ||
| Orleans | 100 [269] | Orleans Rotary, [260] 6 MA-6A | ||
| Plymouth [253] | rally held at Plymouth Rock, 79 Water St [270] | |||
| Provincetown | 7-10 [271] | A community visibility event was hosted at Womencrafts store on Commercial St, where visitors could make their own signs and display them anywhere in town, or borrow chalk to write messages on the sidewalk. [271] | ||
| Scituate [253] | ~50 [272] | rally outside Scituate Town Hall [272] | ||
| Wareham | 65 [273] | Memorial Town Hall, 54 Marion Rd | ||
| Worcester | 300+ [274] | Worcester City Hall; rally led by Worcester-based Independent Socialist Group. [274] | ||
 Michigan | Alpena | 100 [275] | (5/15) Alpena County Courthouse; about a dozen anti-abortion activists also showed up. [275] | |
| Ann Arbor | 2,000 [276] - 4,000 [277] | University of Michigan's Diag; [9] speakers included US Rep. Debbie Dingell & US Sen. Debbie Stabenow. [277] | ||
| Big Rapids | outside Big Rapids Middle School / Hemlock St [278] | |||
| Detroit | close to 1,000 [9] [276] | Theodore Levin United States Courthouse, 231 W Lafayette Blvd - Woodward Avenue - courthouse [276] | ||
| Flint | 250 [279] | Flat Lot, E Kearsley St - Genesee County Courthouse [280] | ||
| Grand Rapids | few hundred [281] | At Calder Plaza [282] outside Grand Rapids City Hall, Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel told the crowd that if Roe v. Wade was overturned, she wouldn't enforce the state's 1931 abortion ban trigger law. [283] A group of anti-abortion counter-protesters also showed up, prompting some confrontation. | ||
| Houghton | 40 [284] | Portage Lake Lift Bridge | ||
| Lansing | 700 [285] | (5/15) Michigan State Capitol | ||
| Muskegon | 100 [286] | Hackley Square [287] | ||
| Petoskey | 120+ [288] | 200 E. Lake St | ||
| Saginaw | ~50 | Saginaw County Courthouse lawn. A dozen abortion opponents were stationed across Court Street near Borchard Park. [289] | ||
| Sault Ste. Marie | 30 [290] | Island Books & Crafts | ||
| Traverse City | hundreds [291] | Open Space off Grandview Parkway | ||
 Minnesota | Bemidji | 50 [292] | Protesters lined Paul Bunyan Drive with their signs. | |
| Duluth | Duluth City Hall; [293] state Rep Jen Schultz attended the rally. [294] | |||
| Rochester | 40+ [295] | Olmsted County Government Center | ||
| St. Cloud [296] | 300 [297] | Lake George Pavilion (near Division Street) [298] - Stearns County Courthouse [299] | ||
| St. Paul | 1,000+ [300] | Hundreds of protesters filled a 150-yard length of Charles Avenue from curb to curb, outside Planned Parenthood St. Paul Vandalia Health Center. [296] Speakers included Lt. Gov Peggy Flanagan and US Senators Amy Klobuchar & Tina Smith. [301] A small group of counter-protesters also stood by. [300] | ||
 Mississippi | Jackson | dozen [302] | Protesters stood outside the governor's mansion on Sunday, May 15. | |
 Missouri | Columbia | 300 [303] | Daniel Boone City Building, 701 E Broadway. Those in attendance included US Senate candidate Spencer Toder (D-MO) and state Rep. David Tyson Smith (D-MO). [304] | |
| Kansas City [305] | 300 [306] - 1,000 [307] | Mill Creek Park - Country Club Plaza [308] | ||
| Maryville | 60 [309] | Nodaway County Courthouse | ||
| Springfield | 350 [310] | Park Central Square. [9] Missouri House Minority Leader Crystal Quade spoke at the event. [310] | ||
| St. Louis | hundreds [311] | At Kiener Plaza, an Abortion Now rally was led by Advocates of Planned Parenthood of the St. Louis Region and Southwest Missouri (also in charge of the Springfield, MO rally). Speakers included St. Louis Mayor Tishaura Jones & US Rep. Cori Bush [312] | ||
 Montana | Billings | several hundred [313] | Yellowstone County Courthouse | |
| Helena | 300+ [314] | (5/15) Montana State Capitol | ||
| Kalispell | Depot Park [315] | |||
| Missoula | 100+ [316] | Dozens marched from the Missoula County Courthouse on W Broadway St to Farmer's Market. [316] | ||
 Nebraska | Lincoln | hundreds [317] | (5/15) Nebraska State Capitol; state Sen. Patty Pansing Brooks spoke at the rally. [317] | |
| Omaha | 1,000 [318] | Omaha City Hall - march downtown; state Sen. Jen Day was present for the rally. [318] | ||
 Nevada | Carson City | 30+ [319] | South Carson Street outside the Nevada State Capitol & Legislative Building. | |
| Henderson | The Shoppes on the Parkway parking lot, 3540 St Rose Pkwy | |||
| Las Vegas | 2,000+ [320] | Hundreds gathered at Sunset Park. [321] Gov. Steve Sisolak, [322] Lt. Gov. Lisa Cano Burkhead, NV Attorney General Aaron Ford and US Rep. Dina Titus spoke for about an hour combined and were met with cheers from the crowd. [320] | ||
| Reno | 300 [323] | Hundreds rallied at Reno City Plaza, in front of the Believe Sign. [324] Speakers included US Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto, state assemblyman Sarah Peters and state Senate candidate Nnedi Stephens. [325] [326] | ||
 New Hampshire | Concord | (5/15) NH State House, N Main St [327] | ||
| Portsmouth | hundreds [328] | Prescott Park | ||
 New Jersey | Hillsdale | Veterans Park, 143 Broadway [329] | ||
| Metuchen | ~100 [330] | Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Park. Speakers included Metuchen Mayor Jonathan Busch, US Rep Frank Pallone [330] and NJ First Lady Tammy Murphy. [331] | ||
| Montclair [332] | ||||
| Morristown | hundreds [332] | Morristown Green, N Park Pl [333] - march downtown [332] | ||
| Princeton | 1,000+ [334] | Despite heavy rain, hundreds of people stayed for a rally at Hinds Plaza, [335] including US Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman. [336] | ||
| Red Bank | several hundred [337] | Red Bank train station - Monmouth St | ||
| Wayne | 100 [338] | Lakeland Unitarian Universalist Fellowship, Parish Drive [339] | ||
| Westfield | several hundred [340] | Mindowaskin Park. Fanwood Mayor Colleen Mahr spoke at the rally [331] [340] | ||
 New Mexico | Alamogordo | 45+ [341] | sign holding event at North White Sands Boulevard & East 10th Street | |
| Albuquerque | 600+ (total) | Hundreds showed up for a peaceful rally at Morningside Park; [342] a second rally at Tiguex Park included state Sen. Antoinette Sedillo Lopez. [343] Counter-protesters entered the latter rally, resulting in a few confrontations without injury or police intervention. [344] | ||
| Las Cruces | 200+ [345] | Demonstrators gathered at Albert Johnson Park near City Hall, and held signs at the corner of Main St and Picacho Ave. [346] Another rally was planned at the United States District Court on North Church Street. [347] | ||
| Santa Fe | The Roundhouse (NM State Capitol); Speaker of the NM House of Representatives Brian Egolf joined the rally. [348] | |||
 New York | Albany | hundreds [349] | Upper Hudson Planned Parenthood organized a rally on Central Ave; [350] Albany Mayor Kathy Sheehan was present. [349] | |
| Beacon | 30+ [351] | Polhill Park, Main St & South Ave [352] | ||
| Binghamton | hundreds [353] | Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse, 15 Henry St | ||
| Buffalo | 1,000 [354] | A rally & march took place in the morning at Niagara Square; organizers declared it "the biggest rally they've ever seen come together in such a short amount of time." [355] Hours later that afternoon, media attention swiftly shifted to a mass shooting at a supermarket. | ||
| Corning | 80-100 | Centerway Square [356] | ||
| Glens Falls | 100+ [357] [358] | Glens Falls City Park; Assemblywoman Carrie Woerner & congressional candidate for 21st District Matt Castelli spoke at the rally. [357] | ||
| Hudson | 200+ [359] | Planned Parenthood Health Center, Columbia St. Hudson Mayor Kamal Johnson spoke to the crowd. [360] | ||
| Ithaca [361] | 150 [89] | Ithaca Commons Bernie Milton Pavilion; [362] speakers included acting Mayor of Ithaca Laura Lewis, Democratic congressional candidate Vanessa Fajans-Turner [363] and state Senate candidate Leslie Danks Burke. [364] | ||
| Kingston | 400+ [365] [366] | Academy Green Park - Ulster County Office Building and the Old Dutch Church - Kingston Farmer's Market; event sponsored by Hudson Valley Strong and IndivisibleUlster. [367] Speakers included US Rep (& lieutenant governor-designate) Antonio Delgado and state Sen. Michelle Hinchey. [365] | ||
| Liberty | dozen [368] | LaPolt Park, N Main St [369] | ||
| New York City [1] |  | 10,000 [63] | Cadman Plaza, Brooklyn - Brooklyn Bridge [2] - Foley Square, Manhattan. [63] NYC Mayor Eric Adams both spoke at the Brooklyn rally and participated in the march, [370] as did US Senators Chuck Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand, [371] US Rep. Jerry Nadler and NY Attorney General Letitia James. [372] [373] Also participating were actresses Laura Dern, Julia Louis-Dreyfus and Amber Tamblyn, singer Cyndi Lauper, model Christy Turlington and "Top Chef" host Padma Lakshmi. [67] [68] Another rally, organized by Rise Up 4 Abortion Rights, was held in Union Square. [374] | |
| Riverhead | 200+ [375] | Suffolk County Courthouse [376] | ||
| Rochester | 150-250 [377] [378] | Washington Square Park [379] | ||
| Saratoga Springs | 200 [380] | (May 8) "Our Bodies Our Choice" march from Congress Park to Broadway; event organized by students of Saratoga Springs High School and Argyle High School. [380] | ||
| Seneca Falls | 100+ [381] | (5/13) Women's Rights National Historical Park | ||
| Sleepy Hollow / Tarrytown | 400 [382] | rally held at Patriots Park, Broadway on the border between Sleepy Hollow and Tarrytown [383] | ||
| Syracuse | 300 [384] | University United Methodist Church, E Genesee St [385] | ||
| Troy | 120 Hoosick St, outside Hudson River Commons | |||
| Utica | 250+ [386] | YWCA, Rutger St - Nurses' Candlelight Park, next to Planned Parenthood on Genesee St. 25 pro-life activists stood across the street from the march. [387] | ||
| White Plains | hundreds [388] [389] | People gathered at Renaissance Plaza, near the Harriet Tubman Journey to Freedom statue, then marched to the MLK statue outside Westchester County Courthouse; event organized by Women on 20s. [390] | ||
 North Carolina | Asheville | 200-400 [391] | Hundreds gathered at Pack Square Park. [392] Another event was planned at the Art Museum. [393] | |
| Charlotte [394] | 1,000+ [395] | A rally was held at Marshall Park; state Representative and candidate for state Senate Rachel Hunt addressed the crowd. [396] People then marched through Uptown Charlotte, [397] blocking Tryon and College Streets at one point. [395] | ||
| Fayetteville | Market House, Gillespie St [398] | |||
| Greensboro | 200+ [395] | Government Plaza on 110 South Greene Street [399] [400] | ||
| Hendersonville | hundreds [401] | People lined the streets of Boyd Park on N. Main Street (North End) with abortion-rights signs. One counter-protester stood with an "Abortion is Murder" sign. [401] | ||
| Raleigh | 1,000+ [402] | Hundreds of protesters gathered at the N.C. State Capitol, then marched around the Legislative Building on West Jones Street & N.C. Supreme Court. When they returned to the capitol, they encountered a smaller Students for Life counter-protest across the street. [403] | ||
| Salisbury | dozens [404] | Rowan County Government, W Innes St; former Salisbury Mayor Al Heggins attended the rally. [404] | ||
| Waynesville | 50 [405] | Haywood County Courthouse [406] | ||
| Winston-Salem | nearly 400 [407] | West 4th Street & Spring St. - Ward Federal Courthouse; event organized by Triad Women's March. [408] Along the march route, the crowd was accompanied by four counter-protesters; both sides remained peaceful. [407] | ||
 North Dakota | Bismarck | hundreds [409] | ND State Capitol | |
| Fargo | several hundred [410] | Fargo City Hall [411] | ||
| Grand Forks | 100+ [412] | Independence Park, Demers Avenue | ||
| Minot | Oak Park Shelter 9 | |||
 Ohio | Akron | 40+ [413] | John F. Seiberling Federal Building, S Main Street [414] | |
| Cincinnati | 4,000+ [415] | A rally was held at Fountain Square; [63] speakers included Cincinnati Mayor Aftab Pureval and state Rep. Catherine Ingram. [415] | ||
| Cleveland | 1,000 [416] [417] | Hundreds gathered at Willard Park; [413] state Rep. Emilia Sykes spoke to the crowd. [418] | ||
| Columbus | 1,000+ [419] | Hundreds filled the west lawn of the Ohio State House to protest for abortion rights, while a group of anti-abortion activists, Created Equal, stood against the building with their signs obscured by those of the crowd. [371] | ||
| Dayton | 400 [420] [421] | People across the Miami Valley gathered for a rally and march around Courthouse Square; [422] five anti-abortion rights counter-protesters were also present. [420] | ||
| Toledo | 100-150 [423] | Protesters lined the sidewalk along Secor Road, [424] outside the Chase Bank parking lot. | ||
| Wilmington | 24 [425] [426] | corner Main and South South Streets [427] | ||
| Xenia | events held at Courthouse Square [421] & Greene County Democratic Headquarters [428] | |||
| Youngstown | 200 [429] - 350 [430] | Mahoning County Courthouse Steps. [431] State Rep. Michele Lepore-Hagan spoke at the rally. [429] | ||
 Oklahoma | Enid | 25 [432] - 50 [433] | First Amendment forum, S Grand Ave and W Park Ave [432] | |
| Muskogee | 60 [434] | Martin Luther King Center - Ed Edmondshon Courthouse | ||
| Norman | 201 S Jones Ave [435] | |||
| Oklahoma City | hundreds [433] [436] | Oklahoma State Capitol [437] | ||
| Stillwater | 20-30 [438] | Payne County Courthouse | ||
| Tulsa | hundreds [439] | march from the Center of the Universe (1 S Boston Ave) to Tulsa County Courthouse on S Denver Ave [440] | ||
 Oregon | Ashland | 2,000+ [441] | Hundreds gathered at the Ashland Public Library on Siskiyou Blvd and marched down Main Street to the Ashland Plaza. State Rep Pam Marsh was among the participants. [442] | |
| Bend | hundreds [443] | Drake Park - Wall St and Newport Ave [443] | ||
| Coos Bay | 70+ [444] | Coos Bay Boardwalk, 200 S Bay Shore Dr | ||
| Corvallis | 260+ [445] | Oregon State University Memorial Union, 2501 SW Jefferson Way - Corvallis City Hall | ||
| Eugene | 1,000+ [446] | Hundreds of abortion rights activists gathered at Wayne Lyman Morse Federal Courthouse; [447] state Sen President Pro Tem James Manning Jr. spoke at the rally. [448] A handful of pro-life activists also showed up. [449] After the rally, people marched to the University of Oregon campus, where a larger rally of over 1,000 was held at the Erb Memorial Union. [447] | ||
| Grants Pass | Josephine County Courthouse | |||
| Hood River | 100 [450] | "Salmon Fountain" Plaza, 2nd & State Streets | ||
| Portland | thousands [451] [452] | Over 1,000 people [453] gathered for at rally at Chapman Square, in front of the Multnomah County Justice Center. [454] Prior to the rally, Gov. Kate Brown and US Sen Jeff Merkley held a news conference with healthcare professionals and other political leaders. [455] After 90 minutes of speeches, protesters then marched as far as Powell's Books on West Burnside Street and back to Chapman Square. [452] | ||
| Salem | 400 [456] | (5/15) Oregon State Capitol - downtown Salem | ||
| Sherwood | 100 [457] | Cannery Square, SW Pine St - Sherwood Blvd - Highway 99W | ||
 Pennsylvania | Bethlehem | 150 [458] | Payrow Plaza, 10 E Church St | |
| Carlisle | 1 Courthouse Sq | |||
| Clarion | 60 [459] | The abortion-rights rally, hosted by Indivisible We Rise – West Central Pennsylvania, stood outside the Clarion County Courthouse, while a rally of 30 anti-abortion supporters, organized by the Clarion County Republican Committee, stood across the street outside Veterans Memorial Park. [460] | ||
| Doylestown | 1,000 [461] | (5/15) Bucks County Courthouse, E Court St; PA Attorney General & gubernatorial candidate Josh Shapiro spoke at the rally. [462] | ||
| Harrisburg | 1,000+ [463] | Capitol Steps, 501 N 3rd St. Speakers included Gov. Tom Wolf and state Sen. Vincent Hughes. [464] | ||
| Honesdale | 50+ [465] | Fred Miller pavilion, 640 Main St [466] | ||
| Indiana | 93 [467] | IRMC Park - Indiana County Court House | ||
| King of Prussia | dozen [468] | 109 E Dekalb Pike, corner of Dekalb Pike (202) & Henderson Road [469] | ||
| Milford | dozens [470] | Pike County District Courthouse, 506 Broad St [471] | ||
| Philadelphia | thousands [472] | Philadelphia City Hall (Dilworth Plaza); [468] [473] hundreds of pro-abortion rights supporters spanned the sidewalk and all the lanes of John F. Kennedy Boulevard at its intersection with Broad Street. [474] Meanwhile, the Pro-Life Union of Greater Philadelphia also had a rally w/ hundreds of people. [472] | ||
| Pittsburgh |  | 1,000 [475] - 1,500 [463] | Pittsburgh Mayor Ed Gainey was among the speakers who addressed the crowd at the City County Building. [463] The demonstration marched through the streets of downtown Pittsburgh and ended in Market Square. [475] | |
| Scranton | dozens [476] | (5/15) Courthouse Square | ||
| Smethport | 14 [477] | McKean County Court House | ||
| West Chester | 400 [478] | Historic Chester County Courthouse, 2 North High Street. Speakers included West Chester Mayor Lillian DeBaptiste, Downingtown Mayor Phil Dague, US Rep. Chrissy Houlahan. [478] | ||
| Wilkes Barre | 130+ [479] [480] | Over a hundred protesters lined River Street in front of the Luzerne County Court House. Some of the protesters had made their way over to River Street from an earlier abortion-rights rally held on Public Square. [479] | ||
 Rhode Island | Newport | Newport City Hall, 43 Broadway [481] | ||
| Providence [482] | 400 [483] - 600 [89] | Hundreds gathered outside the Rhode Island Supreme Court for a rally, after which 200 marched to the Rhose Island State House. [89] | ||
 South Carolina | Bluffton | ~50 [173] | event held on Bluffton Parkway outside Beaufort County Government Building | |
| Charleston | several hundred [484] | Marion Square [403] | ||
| Columbia | at least 100 total | On Monday, May 9, a dozen people gathered outside the SC State House. [485] [486] The following weekend saw increased turnout at the same spot. [487] | ||
| Greenville | 500+ [488] | Main St. [489] | ||
 South Dakota | Rapid City | 50 [490] - 70 [491] | Dozens stood outside Pennington County Courthouse, St Joseph St. A second event was planned at Main Street Square. [492] | |
| Sioux Falls | 100+ [493] | Van Eps Park | ||
 Tennessee | Chattanooga | 150 - 250 [494] | Miller Park, Market St - Chattanooga City Hall [495] | |
| Cookeville | dozens [496] | Putnam County Courthouse, E Spring St | ||
| Knoxville | hundreds [497] | Krutch Park [498] - downtown. | ||
| Memphis | 300 [499] | Ida B. Wells Plaza, [9] near Beale St | ||
| Nashville | 2,000 [500] | Legislative Plaza [501] - Federal Courthouse on Church St [502] Several pro-life advocates were also present. [500] | ||
 Texas | Abilene | 80 [503] | Abilene City Hall | |
| Austin | 3,800+ [504] (total) | Thousands marched from Texas AFL-CIO headquarters [504] to the Texas State Capitol; [505] troopers estimated close to 3,500 at the rally. Speakers included US Rep Lloyd Doggett, US Rep. candidate Greg Casar, state Reps. Donna Howard and Gina Hinojosa, and former state Senator Wendy Davis. [506] [507] Meanwhile, several hundred more abortion rights supporters marched from Buford Tower to the Austin Convention Center, where the American Freedom Tour, featuring former President Donald Trump, was being held. [504] [506] | ||
| Beaumont | 50 [508] | Jefferson County Democratic Party headquarters [509] | ||
| Brownsville | 100+ [510] | Linear Park [511] | ||
| Dallas | thousands [512] | Dallas City Hall [513] [514] | ||
| El Paso | hundreds [515] | U.S. Federal Courthouse - San Jacinto Plaza [9] [516] | ||
| Fort Worth [513] | almost 1,000 [517] | Tarrant County Courthouse | ||
| Frisco [513] | 200 [381] | Frisco Square Pavilion; US House candidate Iro Omere spoke at the rally. [518] | ||
| Houston | hundreds | Hundreds marched to Houston City Hall; a group of anti-abortion advocates also turned out. [519] Another event was planned at the Discovery Green, 1500 McKinney St [520] | ||
| Lubbock | 40-50 [521] | Timothy Cole Memorial Park [522] [523] | ||
| Midland | Centennial Park, 200 W Wall St | |||
| New Braunfels | Main Plaza [524] | |||
| San Angelo | 40 [299] | Tom Green County Court House, 112 W Beauregard Ave | ||
| San Antonio [525] | 3,000 [526] | Attendance at a rally at Main Plaza, outside San Fernando Cathedral, [527] grew from several hundred to well over 1,000. [6] Speakers included San Antonio Mayor Ron Nirenberg, state Rep. Ina Minjarez and Bexar County Judge Nelson Wolff. [528] Thousands of people then marched down Commerce St. and Santa Rosa St. past Market Square [529] before heading back to the Main Plaza and arriving at the Federal Courthouse. [527] | ||
| Sherman | 75 [530] | Grayson County Courthouse [531] | ||
 Utah | Logan | 100+ [532] | Cache County Courthouse - Center Street | |
| Ogden | ~100 [533] | Ogden Municipal Building, Washington Blvd; state Rep. Angela Romero spoke at the rally. [533] | ||
| Park City | 200+ [534] | rally in City Park. Park City Mayor Nann Worel spoke at the event. [535] | ||
| Salt Lake City | 2,000 [536] | Utah State Capitol | ||
 Vermont | Montpelier | 3,000+ [537] | Outside the Vermont State House, [538] US Sen. Bernie Sanders spoke before the crowd; also present were US Rep Peter Welch [537] and 2nd-time candidate for governor Brenda Siegel. [539] One rally topic was Vermont's Reproductive Liberty Amendment, which would be on the ballot in the November mid-term elections. [540] | |
 Virginia | Bristol | dozens [541] | Bristol Virginia-Tennessee Slogan Sign, State St | |
| Charlottesville [542] | hundreds [543] | Federal Courthouse, W Main St - Free Speech Wall [544] | ||
| Galax | U.S. 58 & North Main Street [545] | |||
| Lexington | 40+ [546] | South Main Street & West Washington Street | ||
| Norfolk | 100+ [547] | Walter E. Hoffman United States Courthouse, Granby St [548] | ||
| Richmond | 2,500 [549] | Thousands gathered at Monroe Park for a rally, then marched down Broad Street to Virginia State Capitol. [550] | ||
| Roanoke | 200 [551] | Poff Federal Building; [552] protesters held signs in rainy weather. [551] State Senator John Edwards attended the rally. [553] | ||
| Staunton | 60-80 [554] | Augusta County Circuit Court | ||
| Virginia Beach | 400 [547] | Virginia Beach City Hall, Courthouse Dr. #1 [548] | ||
| Williamsburg | hundreds [555] | Williamsburg James City County Courthouse [548] | ||
 Washington | Bellingham | hundreds [556] | Waypoint Park - Bellingham City Hall; state Rep. Alicia Rule & state Sen. Sharon Shewmake spoke at the event. [556] | |
| Everett [557] | 450 [558] | Snohomish County Courthouse Plaza & Amphitheatre | ||
| Ellensburg | Central Washington University [559] | |||
| Gig Harbor | 250+ [560] | corner of Point Fosdick Drive & Olympic Drive | ||
| Kirkland | hundreds | Kirkland City Hall [561] | ||
| Longview | 12 [562] | R.A. Long Park | ||
| Lynnwood | 64th Avenue West & 196th Street Southwest | |||
| Mount Vernon | 400 [563] | Skagit County Superior Courthouse, at intersection of Third & Kincaid Streets [564] | ||
| Olympia | 2,000 [565] | State Capitol, 416 Sid Snyder Ave SW, 11th Ave and Capital Blvd by the WWII Memorial | ||
| Port Townsend | 200-300 [566] | Port Townsend Food Coop / Water Street to the Washington State Ferry dock | ||
| Pullman | 50 [567] | Cougar Plaza | ||
| Raymond | 35 [568] | intersection of Heath St & Hwy 101 | ||
| Renton | intersection of N 10th St & Logan Ave N | |||
| Richland | 200+ [89] | Hundreds gathered at John Dam Plaza, lining both sides of George Washington Way. | ||
| Seattle [569] | 4,000+ [570] | Thousands gathered at Cal Anderson Park; [571] US Rep. Suzan DelBene was the first to speak before the crowd. [572] After the rally, more than 1,000 people marched through Pike Place Market. [557] Meanwhile, 'Refuse Fascism Seattle' held a 'Rise Up 4 Abortion Rights' protest that started at Capitol Hill's Seattle Central College Plaza along Broadway Ave. [573] | ||
| Sequim | 25-30 [566] | corner of N Sequim Ave and E Washington St [574] | ||
| Spokane | 1,000 [575] | The Childhood Express "Red Wagon," Riverfront Park [186] | ||
| Suquamish | 400 [576] | Participants gathered at the west end of Agate Pass Bridge on Highway 305 at the intersection around the Clearwater Casino. US Rep. Derek Kilmer and his Democratic opponent, Rebecca Parson, visited with the protesters. [576] | ||
| Tacoma | U.S. District Courthouse, 1717 Pacific Ave [577] | |||
| Twisp | Twisp Commons, 135 Johnson St [578] | |||
| Vancouver | 300 [453] | Federal Courthouse, 1111 Main St | ||
| Walla Walla | couple hundred [579] | South 1st Avenue & East Main Street | ||
| Wenatchee | 300 [559] | Memorial Park, near Chelan County courthouse [580] | ||
| Yakima | 30+ [89] | Millennium Plaza, 22 S 3rd St [581] | ||
 West Virginia | Morgantown | Monongalia County Courthouse [582] | ||
 Wisconsin | Ashland | 20+ [583] | Ashland Bandshell, Lakeshore Drive | |
| Green Bay | 40-50 [584] | Leicht Memorial Park, Dousman St [585] - Brown County Courthouse [584] | ||
| Kenosha | 200 [586] | (5/15) A rally was held at Civic Center Park; [587] speakers included state Reps. Tip McGuire & Tod Ohnstad, state Sen. Bob Wirch & US Rep. candidate Ann Roe (running for Bryan Steil's seat). [586] | ||
| Madison | 1,500 [588] | Hundreds gathered outside the Wisconsin State Capitol Building. Gov. Tony Evers, US Sen. Tammy Baldwin and state Sen. Melissa Agard addressed the crowd. [589] One major issue of concern was the state's own 1849 anti-abortion law - unenforceable since the landmark 1973 ruling - that could be "triggered" back into effect once again. [590] | ||
| Milwaukee | Ziedler Union Square [591] - march downtown [592] | |||
| Minocqua | 150 [593] | rally held at Minocqua Veteran's Park, followed by a march up Rte 51. [594] US Senate candidate Tom Nelson spoke at the rally before heading to Wausau. [595] | ||
| Muskego | corner of Moorland Road and Janesville Road (Near Kohl's and Starbucks) [596] | |||
| Sauk City | 60 [597] | Sauk City Bridge over the Wisconsin River, U.S. 12 & Water Street [598] | ||
| Walworth | 100+ [597] | across the street from Sammy's on the Square [599] | ||
| Wausau | hundreds [600] | A rally was held at the 400 Block; US Senate candidate Tom Nelson arrived after attending an earlier rally at Minocqua. [595] A group of anti-abortion protesters also stood by, in prayer. After the rally, over 100 people marched from 400 Block to the Marathon County Courthouse. [601] | ||
 Wyoming | Casper | 200 [602] [603] | Veteran's Park on Second Street - Healing Park on Conwell St, across from Wyoming Medical Center [604] | |
| Cheyenne | few dozen [605] | in front of Depot Plaza, corner of East Lincolnway & Warren Avenue | ||
| Lander | Centennial Park, 209 Main Street | |||
Listed below are marches outside the United States in support of the 2022 "Bans Off Our Bodies" Day of Action.
| Country | Locations | Photo | Approximate attendance | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Australia | Sydney | Sydney CBD - Town Hall [606] | ||
 Canada | Calgary | 100+ [607] | (5/15) Calgary City Hall | |
| Toronto | Superior Court Justice Bldg - across from the U.S. Consulate, 361 University Ave [608] | |||
 Denmark | Copenhagen | across from the US Embassy, Copenhagen, Dag Hammarskjölds Allé 17 [609] | ||
 France | Paris | (5/15) Place du Trocadero [610] | ||
 Germany | Berlin | 50+ [611] [612] | Brandenburg Gate, in front of the US Embassy at Pariser Platz [613] | |
| Düsseldorf | Konrad-Adenauer-Platz [614] | |||
| Hamburg | US Konsulat, Alsterufer 27/28 [615] | |||
| Kaiserslautern | ZOOM meeting [616] | |||
| Munich | Prinz-Carl-Palais Platz, across from the US Consulate Munich, von-der-Tann Strasse [617] | |||
| Stuttgart | Kleiner Schlossplatz [618] | |||
 Italy | Rome | 21 [619] | Piazza Trilussa [620] | |
 Norway | Oslo | outside the US Embassy - Oslo, Morgedalsvegen 36 [621] | ||
 Spain | Barcelona | Plaça de Sant Jaume 1 [622] | ||
 Sweden | Göteborg | Condeco, Fredsgatan 14 [623] | ||
 United Kingdom | Edinburgh | 100 [624] | outside US Consolate | |
| London | hundreds [625] | Parliament Square (next to the Suffragette Statue) - Vauxhall Bridge [626] - US Embassy (Nine Elms) [627] | ||
| Derry (Northern Ireland) | Guildhall Square (Alliance for Choice Derry) [628] |
Abortion in Alabama is illegal. Historically, Alabama's abortion laws have evolved from strict regulations in the late 19th and early 20th centuries to a period of liberalization following the landmark 1973 Supreme Court decision in Roe v. Wade, which legalized abortion nationwide. However, Alabama has consistently enacted legislation aimed at restricting access to abortion.
As of 2022, abortion in Missouri is illegal, with abortions only being legal in cases of medical emergency and several additional laws making access to abortion services difficult. In 2014, a poll by the Pew Research Center found that 45% of Missouri adults said that abortion should be legal vs. 50% that believe it should be illegal in all or most cases and 5% that do not know. According to a 2014 Public Religion Research Institute (PRRI) study, 51% of white women in the state believed that abortion is legal in all or most cases.
Abortion in Illinois is legal up to the point of fetal viability. Laws about abortion dated to the early 1800s in Illinois; the first criminal penalties related to abortion were imposed in 1827, and abortion itself became illegal in 1867. As hospitals set up barriers in the 1950s, the number of therapeutic abortions declined. Following Roe v. Wade in 1973, Illinois passed a number of restrictions on abortion, many of which have subsequently been repealed. Illinois updated its existing abortion laws in June 2019. The state has seen a decline in the number of abortion clinics over the years, going from 58 in 1982 to 47 in 1992 to 24 in 2014.
Abortion in Delaware is legal up to the point of fetal viability. As of June 2024, Civiqs polling found that 72% of Delawareans believed that abortion should be legal in all or most cases, while 23% believed it should be illegal in all or most cases. There was a therapeutic exceptions in the state's legislative ban on abortions by 1900. Informed consent laws were on the books by 2007. In 2017, Senator Bryan Townsend, D-Newark introduced legislation to try to make clear that abortion would remain legal in the state in case 1973's Roe v. Wade ruling was overturned. The legislation was subsequently updated. Attempts have been made to introduce mandatory ultrasound laws, but they failed to get out of committee. State legislators tried to move ahead the week at which a woman could get a legal abortion in 2019.
Abortion in the District of Columbia is legal at all stages of pregnancy. In 1971, in United States v. Vuitch, the U.S. Supreme Court upheld a law saying abortion was allowed for health reasons, which include "psychological and physical well-being". Consequently, the District of Columbia became a destination for women seeking abortions starting that year.
As of 2024, abortion is illegal in Indiana. It is only legal in cases involving fatal fetal abnormalities, to preserve the life and physical health of the mother, and in cases of rape or incest up to 10 weeks of pregnancy. Previously abortion in Indiana was legal up to 20 weeks; a near-total ban that was scheduled to take effect on August 1, 2023, was placed on hold due to further legal challenges, but is set to take place, after the Indiana Supreme Court denied an appeal by the ACLU, and once it certifies a previous ruling that an abortion ban doesn't violate the state constitution. In the wake of the 2022 Dobbs Supreme Court ruling, abortion in Indiana remained legal despite Indiana lawmakers voting in favor of a near-total abortion ban on August 5, 2022. Governor Eric Holcomb signed this bill into law the same day. The new law became effective on September 15, 2022. However, on September 22, 2022, Special Judge Kelsey B. Hanlon of the Monroe County Circuit Court granted a preliminary injunction against the enforcement of the ban. Her ruling allows the state's previous abortion law, which allows abortions up to 20 weeks after fertilization with exceptions for rape and incest, to remain in effect.
Abortion in Maine is legal, although terminations after fetal viability can only be performed if a physician determines it to be medically necessary. According to a poll by the Pew Research Center, 64% of adults said that abortion should be legal, with 33% stating that it should be illegal in all or most cases.
Abortion in Nebraska is illegal after the 12th week of pregnancy.
Abortion in Oregon is legal at all stages of pregnancy. The Center for Reproductive Rights classifies Oregon as highly protective of abortion rights.
Abortion in South Dakota is illegal. Anyone who induces an abortion is guilty of a Class 6 felony. An exception is included to "preserve the life of the pregnant female," given appropriate and reasonable medical judgment.
Abortion in Tennessee is illegal from fertilization and provides no exceptions for rape, incest or the health of the pregnant individual. Tennessee's abortion legislation provides no explicit exceptions for the pregnant patient’s health. It makes an exception for an “affirmative defense” for emergencies, but the vagueness of what constitutes an emergency means that physicians hesitate to provide abortions even when the pregnant individual's life is in jeopardy. Attempts to codify the exceptions into law have been rejected by Republican politicians in Tennesse. Tennessee is among the four states which forbid abortion access through their state constitution; alongside Alabama, Louisiana, and West Virginia.
Abortion in the U.S. state of Virginia is legal up to the end of the second trimester of a pregnancy. Before the year 1900, abortion remained largely illegal in Virginia, reflecting a widespread trend in many U.S. states during the 19th and early 20th centuries. Abortion was viewed as a criminal act and subject to state laws that prohibited it. However, by 1950, Virginia introduced a legal therapeutic exception, allowing for abortion under specific circumstances, primarily when a woman's physical or mental health was at risk. Notably, the University of Virginia Hospital established a review board in 1950 responsible for evaluating and approving abortion requests, particularly those grounded in psychiatric reasons. This thorough approval process resulted in a significant decrease in the number of abortions performed at the hospital.
Abortion in West Virginia is illegal except in cases of rape or incest, fatal fetal abnormalities, and when the mother’s life is at risk from a pregnancy.
Abortion in Wisconsin has been legal since September 18, 2023, and is performed in Madison, Milwaukee and Sheboygan through 22 weeks gestation. However, elective abortions in Wisconsin are under dispute after the overturning of Roe v. Wade by the Supreme Court of the United States on June 24, 2022. Abortion opponents cite an 1849 law that they claim bans the procedure in all cases except when the life of the mother is in danger. However, lower level courts have argued that the law only applies to infanticide and not consensual abortions. The enforceability of the law is disputed and being considered by the state courts. Planned Parenthood of Wisconsin announced that they would resume abortion services in Madison and Milwaukee on September 18, 2023. Planned Parenthood of Wisconsin later announced that they would resume abortion services in Sheboygan on December 28, 2023.
Abortion in California is legal up to the point of fetal viability. An abortion ban was in place by 1900, and by 1950, it was a criminal offense for a woman to have an abortion. In 1962, the American Law Institute published their model penal code, as it applied to abortions, with three circumstances where they believed a physician could justifiably perform an abortion, and California adopted a version of this code. In 2002, the California State Legislature passed a law guaranteeing women the right to have an abortion "prior to viability of the fetus, or when the abortion is necessary to protect the life or health of the woman". In 2022, 67% of California voters approved Proposition 1, which amended the Constitution of California to explicitly protect the right to abortion and contraception.
Abortion in New Mexico is legal at all stages of pregnancy. The number of abortion clinics in New Mexico has declined over the years, with 26 in 1982, 20 in 1992 and 11 in 2014. There were 4,500 legal abortions in 2014. There were 7 facilities providing abortion in New Mexico in 2017, and 6 of those were clinics. In 2017, 91% of New Mexico counties had no clinics that provided abortions, and 48% of New Mexico women lived in those counties.
A series of ongoing protests supporting abortion rights and anti-abortion counter-protests began in the United States on May 2, 2022, following the leak of a draft majority opinion for the U.S. Supreme Court case Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization, which stated that the Constitution of the United States does not confer any reproductive rights, thus overturning Roe v. Wade and Planned Parenthood v. Casey. On June 24, 2022, the Supreme Court officially overturned Roe and Casey in Dobbs, resulting in further protests outside of the U.S. Supreme Court building and across the country, eventually to major cities across the world both in favor of and against the decision.
On May 2, 2022, a series of protests erupted in the United States following the leak of a U.S. Supreme Court document, revealing the possible overturn of Roe v. Wade, a law protecting the right to abortion in the United States. Soon after, a Women's March took place on May 3, 2022, and then again on May 14, 2022, as part of the 2022 abortion rights protests in the United States. These protests have demanded an immediate protection to Roe v. Wade, an end to domestic violence and violence against women, and for an end of sexism in the United States. Counter protests have also taken place but on a much smaller scale.
The National Mobilization for Reproductive Justice (NMRJ) is a coalition of grassroots organizations and unions supporting reproductive rights, particularly after the 2022 overturn of Roe v. Wade in the United States. The coalition was initiated by Radical Women in August 2021 and has local committees throughout the US. It is currently focusing on an effort to get the AFL-CIO to organize a national emergency labor conference to build defense of reproductive justice.
I was thrilled to see the turnout of 250 plus people at the Bans Off Our Bodies Rally in Gig Harbor, sponsored by Gig Harbor Indivisible on Saturday.
