Daily News | Hundreds of Roe v. Wade supporters in Philly protest a ‘worst nightmare’ for abortion rights
Carrying signs and coat hangers, several hundred protesters — on foot, some wheeling bikes, some accompanied by babies and dogs — marched between the federal courthouse in Philadelphia and City Hall to rally against what one speaker called “our worst nightmare,” the potential reversal of the landmarkThe protesters chanted “Women’s right are human rights” and carried placards that read “Bans off our bodies” and “Leave my vagina alone” in what almost certainly was the city’s most vigorous protest...
Among the marchers was 27-year-old Philadelphian Allie Fishman, who said she was devastated by the news. As someone who has had an abortion, she said, “It is hard, and for them not to provide somewhere that is safe, or have an outlet to do that, it’s just disappointing.”Roe v. Wade Karen Harmelin, 46, of Mount Airy, brought one of her two sons, Nico Tropea, 11, to the protest. “It’s important for me for them to know that this means freedom for men, not just freedom for women,” she said.The protesters had gathered at the James A. Byrne U.S. Courthouse, at Sixth and Market Streets, about 5:30 p.m. and were led to City Hall along Market Street, closing off the westbound lane, by the Rev. Nicolas O’Rourke.
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