The organization, Tucsons Women's March, organized the rally in response to the potential overturning of Roe v. Wade.
TUCSON, Ariz. — The words"my body, my choice" were heard throughout Downtown Tucson, Tuesday night. Hundreds of Tucsonans gathered to take a stand for abortion rights. Tucson Police redirected traffic as the group marched through the streets until just before 9 p.m.Just yesterday, it was revealed that Roe v. Wade could be overturned by the Supreme Court. That decision would further restrict abortion in the United States.The group was led by the Tucson Women's March.
"It is a precarious place to be a woman, the United States, and even the world. We have never had equal rights," said Tucson Women's March Co-Founder, Amy Fitch-Heacock."Society is only as successful as your women are going to be. If you take away rights, what are you left with?," said Fitch-Heacock.
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