Hundreds rally for reproductive rights in downtown Pittsburgh

PITTSBURGH — Hundreds of participants gathered on the steps of the City-County Building and marched through downtown Pittsburgh to rally for reproductive rights on Saturday.

Hundreds show up for the @womensmarch in @Pittsburgh #WPXI pic.twitter.com/qt0dgpQSlC
— Gigi (@wpxigigi) October 2, 2021

The “March to Defend Our Reproductive Rights” event was held in downtown Pittsburgh in conjunction with other events in major cities nationwide, including Washington, ahead of the Supreme Court reconvening on Oct. 4 to hear oral arguments on legislation regarding abortion rights.

TRAFFIC ALERT: Grant street is shut down for a period of time. The @womensmarch in Pittsburgh is about to start. #WPXI pic.twitter.com/4mhWryCy5w
— Gigi (@wpxigigi) October 2, 2021

The Pittsburgh march was held in response to Texas’ abortion ban, and was organized by Women’s March-Pittsburgh as part of the national Women’s March day of action featuring more than 600+ events in all fifty states.

“We’re not going back to the alley”...Men and women come out to #RallyForAbortionJustice @womensmarch #WPXI pic.twitter.com/liYpjbGPuD
— Gigi (@wpxigigi) October 2, 2021

“Abortion has been the law of the land for almost half a century—but Republicans across the country and the Trump Supreme Court are eagerly throwing away precedent to police and politicize our bodies instead. We can’t let that happen. So we’re calling on everyone who cares about reproductive freedom to start acting with the urgency this moment demands, and join us in the streets on October 2nd to show our power and demand our rights not be trampled on,” said Women’s March executive director Rachel O’Leary Carmona.

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