• Young St. Louisans resist the overturning of Roe vs. Wade and stand up for women’s rights at the STL Abortion Rights Rally in downtown St. Louis on Sat., May 14, 2022.  (L TO R) Destiny Gibson, Deja Gibson, Leilani Martinez, Emily Tiefenauer.  

  • Mayor Tishaura O. Jones makes her point in support of women’s reproductive rights  at the STL Abortion Rights Rally in downtown St. Louis on Sat., May 14, 2022. 

  • Four-year-old Simone Boyd has a front row seat on the shoulders of her father Jarrett Boyd at the abortion rights rally on Saturday, May 14, 2022, in Kiener Plaza in downtown St. Louis. 

  • Rosetta Okohson-Reb (Left) and Sydni Jackson of MO Political Consulting sell Pro-Choice swag at the STL Abortion Rights Rally in downtown St. Louis on Sat., May 14, 2022.

  • St. Louis Public Schools Board of Education Member Alisha Sonnier at the abortion rights rally on Saturday, May 14, 2022, in Kiener Plaza said, “Why do we elect people who won’t even name abortion? How does it make sense that someone who can’t even name abortion will advocate for and protect it?” 

  • St. Louis County Council Chair Rita Heard Days encourages attendees at the STL Abortion Rights Rally downtown on Sat., May 14, 2022 to use their power at the ballot box in August to only vote for candidates who support abortion rights.

  • Rachael Buck dressed as a Suffragette at the abortion rights rally Saturday, May 14, 2022, in Kiener Plaza Plaza in downtown St. Louis. 

  • St. Louis lawyer Denise Lieberman, a  community activist who specializes in civil liberties and civil rights law, spoke at the abortion rights rally Saturday, May 14, 2022, in Kiener Plaza in downtown St. Louis.  

  • Thirteen-year-old Delali Akaffu protests with her family at the STL Abortion Rights Rally in downtown St. Louis on Sat., May 14, 2022 and says, “I’m pro-choice because if you don’t want an abortion, you don’t have to get one, but don’t interfere with other people’s rights to have one.” 

  • Rev. Traci Blackmon speaking at the abortion rights rally Saturday, May 14, 2022, in Kiener Plaza in downtown St. Louis.

  • Bianca Harris (left) and Jay Williams managed the heat and their message, “Hands off our bodies! Protect Roe V. Wade” at STL Abortion Rights Rally in downtown St. Louis on Sat., May 14, 2022

  • U.S. Rep. Cori Bush (MO – 1st District) speaks at the abortion rights rally Saturday, May 14, 2022, in Kiener Plaza in downtown St. Louis and explains, ‘The extreme right are concerned with power and controlling women, not sustaining life.’

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