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‘Roe v. Wade’ protest in Pittsburgh

A multi-group rally kicked off in response to the Supreme Court ruling that overturned Roe v. Wade earlier in the day.  Hundreds of protestors listened to speeches and then started marching down Grant Street away from the City-County Building. The Protestors were chanting “our streets” as they turned down the Boulevard of the Allies. After circling several city blocks the marchers have made it back to the City-County building and organizers said they are offering reproductive and abortion resources and abortion-rights advocacy options.

Frankie Ferone of Lawrenceville listens to speakers Friday, June 24, 2022, during an Abortion Defense Committee rally outside the City-Council Building in response to the historic overturning of Roe v. Wade. Ferone’s sign read, “Don’t like abortions? Don’t get one.” (Morgan Timms/Post-Gazette)
During a march for abortion rights, protestors burn a printed image of Supreme Court Justices on Friday, June 24, 2022, following the historic overturning of Roe v. Wade. (Morgan Timms/Post-Gazette)
Abortion rights activists march along Boulevard of the Allies Friday, June 24, 2022, in response to the historic overturning of Roe v. Wade. (Morgan Timms/Post-Gazette)
Hundreds of protestors march along Boulevard of the Allies Friday, June 24, 2022, following the historic overturning of Roe v. Wade. (Morgan Timms/Post-Gazette)
Restaurant patrons observe the abortion rights march along Liberty Avenue Friday, June 24, 2022, following the historic overturning of Roe v. Wade. (Morgan Timms/Post-Gazette)
Patty and Jen Harpur of McCandless share a moment Friday, June 24, 2022, during an Abortion Defense Committee rally outside the City-Council Building in response to the historic overturning of Roe v. Wade. (Morgan Timms/Post-Gazette)
Jessica Semler of Etna addresses the hundreds of Pittsburghers gathered Friday, June 24, 2022, during an Abortion Defense Committee rally outside the City-Council Building in response to the historic overturning of Roe v. Wade. (Morgan Timms/Post-Gazette)
Hundreds of protestors march along Fourth Avenue Friday, June 24, 2022, following the historic overturning of Roe v. Wade. (Morgan Timms/Post-Gazette)
Protesters pack Grant Street, Downtown, to express their anger over the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade on Friday, June 24, 2022. (Steve Mellon/Post-Gazette)
Elsie Rothfus, 58, of Allegheny County, stands outside Planned Parenthood on Friday, June 24, 2022, passing out pamphlets with resources for women and showing the cycle as a fertilized egg becomes a fetus. She supports the Supreme Court decision in Dobbs to overturn Roe. (Vanessa Abbitt/Post-Gazette)
Nikki Bruni, 57, of Verona, local campaign director of 40 Days for Life, tries to get the attention of people entering Planned Parenthood on Friday, June 24, 2022, after the release of the Supreme Court decision in Dobbs v. Jackson which reversed Roe v. Wade. Bruni said she is “grateful to God” for the decision made today. (Vanessa Abbitt/Post-Gazette)
Bishop David Zubik makes a statement to the press after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned the landmark case Roe v. Wade on Friday, June 24, 2022, at Little Sisters of the Poor in Pittsburgh, Pa. (Ariana Shchuka/Post-Gazette)
Alexis Wright left, and Ashley Allison, right, 20, hold a sign and call back during a rally on Friday, June 24, 2022, at the Pittsburgh City-County Building. The Abortion Defense Committee – Pittsburgh held a rally following the U.S. Supreme CourtÕs announcement to overturn the landmark case Roe v. Wade. (Ariana Shchuka/Post-Gazette)
Community members hold signs during a rally on Friday, June 24, 2022, at the Pittsburgh City-County Building. The Abortion Defense Committee – Pittsburgh held a rally following the U.S. Supreme Court’s announcement to overturn the landmark case Roe v. Wade. (Ariana Shchuka/Post-Gazette)
People respond to speakers during a protest in response to the overturning of Roe v. Wade on Friday, June 24, 2022, outside the City-County Building Downtown. (Emily Matthews/PostGazette)

 

People listen as Allegheny County Councilperson Bethany Hallam speaks during a protest in response to the overturning of Roe v. Wade on Friday, June 24, 2022, outside the City-County Building Downtown. (Emily Matthews/Post-Gazette)
Selena Rose, center left, and Alice Kneller, center right, both of Washington, Pa., respond to speakers during a protest in response to the overturning of Roe v. Wade on Friday, June 24, 2022, outside the City-County Building Downtown. (Emily Matthews/Post-Gazette)
Alexis Wright, center, stands with her sign at the City-County Building on Friday, June 24, 2022, downtown. The protest was organized by a coalition of reproductive, LGBTQ+, women, youth, anti-imperialist, Black liberation, and revolutionary activists in response to the Supreme Court’s decision of the Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization decision that overturned Roe v. Wade. (Maya Giron/Post-Gazette)
Judith Toure, of Friendship, protests the overturn of Roe V. Wade at the corner of Forbes and Schenley Dr., on Friday, June 24, 2022, in Oakland. (Maya Giron/Post-Gazette)
Julie Strickland-Gilliard, director of the office of the Lieutenant Governor of PA goes over her speech before speaking at a pro-choice protest after the Supreme Court Decision overturning Roe V. Wade on June 24, 2022. (Mattie Neretin/Post-Gazette)
A sign depicting the late Supreme Court justice and women’s rights trailblazer Ruth Bader Ginsburg is held up at a pro-choice protest after the Supreme Court Decision overturning Roe V. Wade on June 24, 2022. (Mattie Neretin/Post-Gazette)
Laura Horowitz poses for a portrait at a pro-choice protest after the Supreme Court Decision overturning Roe V. Wade at the Pittsburgh City-County Building on June 24, 2022. She has been a member of the Pittsburgh Pro-Choice Escorts for over 40 years, working to walk individuals in and out of sexual health clinics when they may not be able to on their own for various reasons. “We’re here so they don’t have to be alone, sometimes I think if I wasn’t there, they wouldn’t even get out of the car” (Mattie Neretin/Post-Gazette)
Adrienne Daily, center and daughter Kierson Daily of Johnstown raise their fists in protests during a Downtown rally to decry the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade on Friday, June 24, 2022.. (Steve Mellon/Post-Gazette)
Hundreds gather Downtown to protest the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade on Friday, June 24, 2022. (Steve Mellon/Post-Gazette)