Frustrated by recent news that the Supreme Court appears poised to overturn Roe v. Wade, tens of thousands of people throughout Southern California marched, spoke, sang and protested Saturday as pa…
“They are telling you this is about children. That’s not true,” said California Lt. Gov. Eleni Kounalakis, to a crowd of several thousand who came to Centennial Park in Santa Ana on Saturday.Similar ideas echoed at events in Los Angeles, Riverside and Claremont, among other spots, and in cities across the country.
For many speakers, and their audience, the discussion on Saturday centered on the idea that a change in Roe could signal a shift in the role government plays in the lives of Americans. In Los Angeles, volunteers and marchers began gathering before 9 a.m. in Pershing Square, where they soon started a roughly one-mile march east to a rally and speeches at L.A. City Hall.
Many in the crowd — some carrying signs with messages like “Overturn Roe Hell No” and “Forced Pregnancy No Way” — cheered. Many of the thousands of people attending the Bans Off Abortion rally carried signs and shouted for women’s rights at Centennial Park in Santa Ana on Saturday, May 14, 2022. Rep. Katie Porter speaks to the thousands of people attending the Bans Off Abortion rally at Centennial Park in Santa Ana on Saturday, May 14, 2022.
Many of the thousands of people attending the Bans Off Abortion rally carried creative signs for women’s rights at Centennial Park in Santa Ana on Saturday, May 14, 2022. Many of the thousands of people attending the Bans Off Abortion rally carried signs at Centennial Park in Santa Ana on Saturday, May 14, 2022.
Many of the thousands of people attending the Bans Off Abortion rally carried creative signs for women’s rights at Centennial Park in Santa Ana on Saturday, May 14, 2022.