The crowd in the US capital celebrated the Supreme Court's decision to overturn Roe v Wade last year.
Anti-abortion activists celebrated the end of Roe v Wade, the ruling that guaranteed abortion access nationwideThousands of anti-abortion activists gathered in Washington DC on Friday for the annual March for Life.
Many of those who joined the march said they considered the Roe v Wade decision last summer to be the first step towards their ultimate goal: barring abortion across the US.Some abortion opponents said they hoped to ban the procedure outright nationwide In the November midterm elections, five states with abortion initiatives on the ballot voted in favour of abortion rights. Bans on the procedure in states like Montana, Ohio and Wyoming have been blocked by legal challenges in state courts. And as of this month, retail pharmacies are now allowed to dispense the abortion pill mifepristone for the first time.
The cheers of anti-abortion campaigners carried all the way up to the steps of the Capitol building, nearly reaching a small counter protest of pro-choice advocates who had gathered outside the Supreme Court. As Ms Ovohbi spoke, pro-choice and anti-abortion activists jostled for space and attention, shouting over one another with competing loudspeakers and occasionally shoving each other out of their way as the police looked on.
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