Abortion-rights supporters rallied in Chicago’s Federal Plaza on June 24, 2022, then flooded the street to march against the Supreme Court’s decision that overturned Roe v. Wade. Friday’s ruling to overturn the landmark 1973 decision that gave constitutional protections for abortion came just over a month after the stunning leak of a draft opinion by Justice Samuel Alito.
Abortion-rights supporters packed Chicago’s Federal Plaza on Friday evening, then flooded the street to march against the Supreme Court’s decision that overturned Roe v. Wade.
“In Illinois, we trust women,” Gov. JB Pritzker said at the rally. “We will not sit back and let women be treated as second-class citizens by a bunch of retrograde politicians and judges.”
Friday’s ruling to overturn the landmark 1973 decision that gave constitutional protections for abortion came just over a month after the stunning leak of a draft opinion by Justice Samuel Alito indicating the court intended to take this step.
Here are images from the rally in downtown Chicago after the decision was announced.
Abortion-rights supporters gathered in Federal Plaza on June 24, 2022 to protest the Supreme Court decision striking down Roe v. Wade.
Manuel Martinez
Hundreds of abortion-rights supporters gathered in Federal Plaza on June 24, 2022, then took to the streets to protest the Supreme Court decision striking down Roe v. Wade.
Manuel Martinez
Hundreds of abortion-rights supporters protested the Supreme Court decision striking down Roe v. Wade.
Manuel Martinez
Hundreds of abortion-rights supporters gathered in Federal Plaza on June 24, 2022, then took to the streets to protest the Supreme Court decision striking down Roe v. Wade.
Manuel Martinez
“In Illinois, we trust women,” Governor JB Pritzker said. “We will not sit back and let women be treated as second-class citizens by a bunch of retrograde politicians and judges.”
Manuel Martinez
Manuel Martinez
Abortion-rights supporters gathered in Federal Plaza on June 24, 2022.
Manuel Martinez
Friday’s decision is expected to lead to abortion bans in roughly half the states in the country. Here in Illinois, Gov. Pritzker has pledged that the state will remain a “beacon of hope in an increasingly dark world.”
Manuel Martinez
An onlooker captured the scene of abortion-rights supporters marching in Chicago on June 24, 2022.
Manuel Martinez
With a mix of anger and energy to fight back against the Supreme Court’s decision that overturned Roe v. Wade, abortion-rights supporters chanted “abortion is health care” and “my body, my choice” in unison.
Manuel Martinez
The Rev. Jesse Jackson spoke Friday evening in Chicago at a protest against the Supreme Court decision that overturned Roe v. Wade.
Manuel Martinez
Manuel Martinez is a visual journalist at WBEZ. Follow him @DenverManuel.
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