Texans on both sides of the abortion debate marched, rallied and chanted after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade.
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The U.S. Supreme Court ruled Friday to overturn Roe v. Wade, ending the constitutional right for women to have abortions. Demonstrations quickly sprang up across Texas, and thousands of people took to the streets to grieve or celebrate the high court’s decision. Below are images from Texas Tribune photojournalists in the nation’s capital, Austin, San Antonio, Houston, McAllen and Dallas.Abortion-rights demonstrators protest outside the U.S.
A man carries his daughter during a rally for abortion rights outside the federal courthouse in San Antonio.Brock Akers, the board president of Houston Coalition for Life, speaks at a rally in support of the Supreme Court’s decision outside the Planned Parenthood office in Houston.Vienne Crook smiles at a rally in Houston supporting the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade.
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