Hundreds take over downtown Reno to protest overturning of Roe v. Wade
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The overturning of Roe v. Wade on Friday drew a massive crowd to downtown Reno. Hundreds gathered by 7 p.m. at the Bruce R. Thompson U.S. Courthouse and Federal Building.
The crowd grew so large, people spilled onto South Virginia Street. A single megaphone was not enough for speakers to cut through loud chants by the crowd.
Numerous passersby honked, screamed and chanted in support of those protesting what they said was a devastating decision by the U.S. Supreme Court to overturn the 50-year ruling that paved protected the right of women to get an abortion.
Conservative justices determined there is no federal constitutional right for an abortion – states, such as Nevada, can maintain abortion protections. But after the ruling, some states, like Missouri, immediately declared abortion illegal.
People across the country were outraged by the Supreme Court decision.
