'We need to be united': Hundreds of people marched in support of abortion rights in downtown Anchorage today
A rallygoer cheers in support of abortion rights as she listens to speakers during Saturday's rally and march for abortion rights at Town Square Park in downtown Anchorage.
by the Alaska Supreme Court. But voters in November will be asked to decide whether a constitutional convention should be called — the first step on what abortion opponents view as the likeliest path to potentially altering the Alaska Constitution to allow for a statewide ban.People walk down F Street in downtown Anchorage as they participate the rally and march on Saturday.
“We need you to vote,” she yelled into a microphone. “The youth activists and the youth need you to vote for us because we can’t.”“I think it was really important because we need to be united in what we want and what we need,” Gamache said. “Because if we don’t have that, then other people are gonna win.”A woman shows support from the patio of Dark Horse Coffee Co. as people walk by her during a rally and march for abortion rights.
“I have six kids that were fathered by two different rapists,” she said. “So, when I heard about the Dobbs vs. Jackson decision, which overturned Roe v. Wade, all I could feel was instant fear because if I were to get pregnant again unwillingly, I would have no recourse.”
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