CityLab Daily: Cities Mobilize on Abortion Rights

Demonstrators march during an abortion-rights protest in Los Angeles, California, on Tuesday, May 3, 2022. — Demonstrators march during an abortion-rights protest in Los Angeles, California, on Tuesday, May 3, 2022.
Photographer: Jill Connelly/Bloomberg

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By Sarah Holder

May 4, 2022 at 5:51 PM UTC

After Politico released a leaked draft Supreme Court decision on Monday that would overturn the landmark decision Roe v. Wade and reverse U.S. abortion rights, protests erupted in cities across the U.S.

“I never imagined a world in which my daughter would have fewer freedoms,'' said Meg Solley, 48, who was one of several hundred protestors to attend a rally in Austin.