Weekend abortion rights rallies in metro Atlanta

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Weekend abortion rights rallies in metro Atlanta

Abortion rights supporters gathered at the state Capitol in Atlanta on Saturday and Sunday, at Alpharetta City Hall on Saturday and at CNN Center on Sunday.

Tee Stern, with RiseUp4AbortionRights.org, helps lead an abortion rights rally at CNN Center on Sunday, July 3, 2022, in Atlanta. (Photo: Curtis Compton / Curtis.Compton@ajc.com)

Protesters gather for an abortion rights rally led by members of RiseUp4AbortionRights.org outside CNN Center on Sunday, July 3, 2022, in Atlanta. (Photo: Curtis Compton / Curtis.Compton@ajc.com)

Amber R. chants with a megaphone outside the state Capitol on Sunday, July 3, 2022, in Atlanta. For the second weekend, abortion rights supporters continue to protest the U.S. Supreme Court's reversal of Roe v Wade. (Photo: Miguel Martinez / Miguel.martinezjimenez@ajc.com)

People hold signs as cars pass by and honk outside the state Capitol on Sunday, July 3, 2022, in Atlanta. For the second weekend, abortion rights supporters continue to protest the U.S. Supreme Court's reversal of Roe v Wade. (Photo: Miguel Martinez / Miguel.martinezjimenez@ajc.com)

Protesters participating in a student-led, nonpartisan demonstration in support of reproductive freedoms head up Thompson Street toward Alpharetta City Hall on Saturday, July 2, 2022. The banner notes Students for 75, whose participants marched 75,000 inches (or 1.18 miles) at the event. (Photo: Steve Schaefer / steve.schaefer@ajc.com)

Protesters participating in a student-led nonpartisan demonstration supporting reproductive freedoms listen to the speakers at Alpharetta City Hall on Saturday, July 2, 2022. Steve Schaefer / steve.schaefer@ajc.com)

Protesters participating in a student-led, nonpartisan demonstration supporting reproductive freedoms listen to the speakers at Alpharetta City Hall on Saturday, July 2, 2022. (Photo: Steve Schaefer / steve.schaefer@ajc.com)

Protesters participating in a student-led, nonpartisan demonstration in support of reproductive rights head towards Alpharetta City Hall on Saturday, July 2, 2022. The banner notes Students for 75, whose participants marched 75,000 inches (or 1.18 miles) at the event. (Photo: Steve Schaefer / steve.schaefer@ajc.com)

Caroline Tom (left) and Maxa White take a selfie during a student-led, nonpartisan march that concluded at the Alpharetta City Hall on Saturday, July 2, 2022. (Photo: Steve Schaefer / steve.schaefer@ajc.com)

Protesters participating in a student-led, nonpartisan demonstration supporting reproductive freedoms listen to the speakers at Alpharetta City Hall on Saturday, July 2, 2022. (Photo: Steve Schaefer / steve.schaefer@ajc.com)

Protesters participating in a student-led, nonpartisan demonstration supporting reproductive freedom listen to the speakers at Alpharetta City Hall on Saturday, July 2, 2022. (Photo: Steve Schaefer / steve.schaefer@ajc.com)

Dana Rubin writes on a sign while other protesters hold up signs for abortion rights across the street from the state Capitol in Atlanta on Saturday, July 2, 2022, as part of a Bans Off Our Bodies protest. Rubin said she came out to the event “just to show support and stand with everyone who’s been showing support since last weekend.” (Photo: Chris Day / Christopher.Day@ajc.com)

Protesters hold up signs for abortion rights across the street from the state Capitol in Atlanta on Saturday, July 2, 2022, as part of a Bans Off Our Bodies protest. (Photo: Chris Day / Christopher.Day@ajc.com)

A protester talks to an armed guard providing security during an abortion rights rally at the state Capitol in Atlanta on Saturday, July 2, 2022. (Photo: Steve Schaefer / steve.schaefer@ajc.com)

Marenda Barnett holds a sign in front of the state Capitol on Saturday, July 2, 2022, in Atlanta as part of a sit-in for abortion rights. “Honestly, I’m sick of old white dudes telling me what I can and can’t do with my own body,” Barnett said. “Abortion should be between a person and their doctor. It has nothing to do with the government and nothing to do with the Bible.” (Photo: Chris Day / Christopher.Day@ajc.com)

A member of the Wall of Vets organization wears a tactical vest and holds a weapon while standing with a group of protesters across the street from the state Capitol in Atlanta on Saturday, July 2, 2022, as part of a Bans Off Our Bodies protest. Wall of Vets is an organization of veterans and family members of veterans whose goal is to protect protestors from harassment and make sure everyone is safe, said Precious Glover, the founder of Wall of Vets Georgia. (Photo: Chris Day / Christopher.Day@ajc.com)

Precious Glover (second from left) and other members of Wall of Vets sit near their weapons across the street from the state Capitol on Saturday, July 2, 2022, in Atlanta as part of a Bans Off Our Bodies protest. Wall of Vets is an organization of veterans and family members of veterans whose goal is to protect protesters from harassment and make sure everyone is safe, Glover said. (Photo: Chris Day / Christopher.Day@ajc.com)

Protesters sit on the steps of the state Capitol on Saturday, July 2, 2022, in Atlanta as part of a sit-in for abortion rights. People have sat on the steps for over 150 hours after they began the protest the previous Saturday after the U.S. Supreme Court's June 25 decision reversing Roe v. Wade. (Photo: Chris Day / Christopher.Day@ajc.com)

Protesters hold signs in front of and sit on the steps of the state Capitol on Saturday, July 2, 2022, in Atlanta as part of a sit-in for abortion rights. People have sat on the steps for over 150 hours after they began the protest the previous Saturday. “We’re out here fighting for the right. Whether you believe in abortions or not, everyone should get the right to choose,” said one of the organizers known as Lady Liberty. (Photo: Chris Day / Christopher.Day@ajc.com)

Protesters hold signs amid the high temperatures in downtown Atlanta on Sunday, July 3, 2022. Since the Supreme Court reversed Roe v. Wade on June 24, people have not stopped protesting on the steps of the state Capitol in Atlanta. (Photo: Miguel Martinez / Miguel.martinezjimenez@ajc.com)

Protesters cheer as cars pass by and honk outside the state Capitol on Sunday, July 3, 2022, in Atlanta. For the second weekend, abortion rights supporters continue to protest the U.S. Supreme Court's reversal of Roe v Wade. (Photo: Miguel Martinez / Miguel.martinezjimenez@ajc.com)

Maggie Mullis holds a sign in protest alongside at least a dozen people outside the state Capitol on Sunday, July 3, 2022, in Atlanta. For the second weekend, abortion rights supporters continue to protest the U.S. Supreme Court's reversal of Roe v Wade. (Photo: Miguel Martinez / Miguel.martinezjimenez@ajc.com)

Ali Carrol from Atlanta chants as cars pass by on Sunday, July 3, 2022. Since the Supreme Court reversed Roe v. Wade on June 24, people have not stopped protesting on the steps of the state Capitol in Atlanta. (Photo: Miguel Martinez / Miguel.martinezjimenez@ajc.com)

Jack Walsh from Decatur shows support to abortion rights as protests continue Sunday, July 3, 2022, outside the state Capitol in Atlanta. "I have two daughters, and when they grow, they will have the right to choose," Walsh said. (Photo: Miguel Martinez / Miguel.martinezjimenez@ajc.com)

Kelie Crowe from Marietta wears a shirt noting when Roe v. Wade was decided back in 1973. For the second weekend, people gathered at the state Capitol in Atlanta to continue to protest the U.S. Supreme Court's recent reversal of Roe v Wade. (Photo: Miguel Martinez / Miguel.martinezjimenez@ajc.com)

Protesters cheer as cars pass by and honk outside the state Capitol on Sunday, July 3, 2022, in Atlanta. For the second weekend, abortion rights supporters continue to protest the U.S. Supreme Court's reversal of Roe v Wade. (Photo: Miguel Martinez / Miguel.martinezjimenez@ajc.com)

A law enforcement official escorts a man away from the scene after he tried to start an altercation with abortion rights protesters holding a rally led by members of RiseUp4AbortionRights.org at CNN Center on Sunday, July 3, 2022, in Atlanta. (Photo: Curtis Compton / Curtis.Compton@ajc.com)

Participants in an abortion rights rally led by members of RiseUp4AbortionRights.org brave the rain from a passing storm outside at CNN Center on Sunday, July 3, 2022, in Atlanta. (Photo: Curtis Compton / Curtis.Compton@ajc.com)

A woman walks with her sign during an abortion rights rally led by members of RiseUp4AbortionRights.org at CNN Center on Sunday, July 3, 2022, in Atlanta. (Photo: Curtis Compton / Curtis.Compton@ajc.com)

Protesters hold their signs during an abortion rights rally led by members of RiseUp4AbortionRights.org at at CNN Center on Sunday, July 3, 2022, in Atlanta. (Photo: Curtis Compton / Curtis.Compton@ajc.com)

Abortion rights protesters gather for a rally led by members of RiseUp4AbortionRights.org at CNN Center on Sunday, July 3, 2022, in Atlanta. (Photo: Curtis Compton / Curtis.Compton@ajc.com)

Tee Stern, with RiseUp4AbortionRights.org, helps lead an abortion rights rally at CNN Center on Sunday, July 3, 2022, in Atlanta. (Photo: Curtis Compton / Curtis.Compton@ajc.com)

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Tee Stern, with RiseUp4AbortionRights.org, helps lead an abortion rights rally at CNN Center on Sunday, July 3, 2022, in Atlanta. (Photo: Curtis Compton / Curtis.Compton@ajc.com)

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