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Protests

Protesters who support more abortion restrictions and protestors who upset at the recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling removing protections for abortions demonstrate in the lobby of the South Carolina Statehouse on Tuesday, June 28, 2022, in Columbia South Carolina. (AP Photo/Jeffrey Collins)
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Courts & Law

The End of Roe: Protests, Celebration, and the Impact of Being Denied an Abortion

In the immediate aftermath of overturning Roe v. Wade, a look at the abortion debate, access to reproductive healthcare and the challenges for pregnant people turned away.

Air Date: June 30, 2022 10:00 am

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Abortion rights activists clad in green and carrying green signs protest outside the Supreme Court
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Community

How green became the color of the abortion rights movement

Protests for abortion rights around the world are often awash in the color green – handkerchiefs, scarves, protest signs, and more.

4 years ago

Emotional onlookers thank protesters marching down Market Street in support of abortion rights on June 24, 2022. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Courts & Law

‘Good to scream in the wind’: Hundreds of Philadelphians take to streets to blast Roe v. Wade overturn

Hundreds of abortion access supporters gathered at Philadelphia City Hall to stand up for reproductive freedom, and human rights more broadly.

4 years ago

Residents of the Wood Norton apartment complex in Germantown, protested outside their local post office on Saturday morning. Until June 10, they had not received their mail in a month. (Emily Rizzo/WHYY)
Community

‘Since when is getting your mail a privilege?’: Germantown residents rally for better mail service

Residents complained about weeks of missing mail deliveries, stolen checks, and long wait times.

4 years ago

People participate in the second March for Our Lives rally in support of gun control in front of the Washington Monument, Saturday, June 11, 2022, in Washington. (AP Photo/Gemunu Amarasinghe)
Politics & Policy

‘Enough is enough’: Thousands demand new gun safety laws

Speaker after speaker in Washington called on senators, who are seen as a major impediment to legislation, to act or face being voted out of office.

4 years ago

Activists, politicians, and faith leaders gather for a rally at Congregation Rodeph Shalom in Philadelphia, calling for legislators to act to stop gun violence. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Community

Gun violence activists call for stronger legislation to stop mass shootings, street violence

Lawmakers and activists gathered in Philadelphia Friday to demand stronger statewide action on firearm legislation.

4 years ago

A woman attends an abortion-rights rally at the Utah State Capitol Saturday, May 14, 2022, in Salt Lake City. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)
Courts & Law

Abortion rights backers rally in anger over post-Roe future

In the nation’s capital, thousands gathered at the Washington Monument before marching to the Supreme Court.

4 years ago

Over 100 people gathered for the rally in the City of Chester in response to the county's new contract with Covanta. (Emily Rizzo/WHYY)
Politics & Policy

‘We are still on the battlefield’: Chester residents rally over Delco contract with controversial trash incinerator company

Over 100 people rallied in the City of Chester in response to Delaware County and the City of Chester extending their contracts with the Covanta Holding Corp.

4 years ago

Marina Ovsyannikova, the editor at the state broadcaster Channel One who protested against Russian military action in Ukraine during the evening news broadcast at the station late Monday, leaves the Ostankinsky District Court after being fined for 30,000 rubles ($280, 247 euros) for breaching protest laws in Moscow on March 15, 2022. (AFP via Getty Images)
NPR
Politics & Policy

Russian TV editor will reportedly face a fine for her on-air protest

Marina Ovsyannikova, who burst onto the set of a live broadcast holding a sign reading "No War," could be fined between 30,000 and 50,000 rubles when her case is heard.

4 years ago

Disney cast member Nicholas Maldonado protests his company's stance on LGBTQ issues, while participating in an employee walkout at Walt Disney World, Tuesday, March 22, 2022, in Lake Buena Vista, Fla.
Politics & Policy

Disney in balancing act as some workers walk out in protest

Throughout Tuesday, pockets of employees staged demonstrations at various sites across the country.

4 years ago

A dissenting Channel One employee holding a poster reading as 'No War'
NPR
Community

A Russian who protested the war on live TV refused to retract her statement in court

The woman burst onto the set of the evening news and told viewers they were being lied to about the war in Ukraine.

4 years ago

Immigration reform activists wait for President Biden across the street from the Hilton Philadelphia, where he addressed the House Democratic Caucus. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Community

‘There should not be forgiveness’: immigrant advocates protest ‘false promises’ during Biden visit

Biden’s visit to Philly on Friday drew dozens of protesters, who say the President has broken his promises on immigration reform.

4 years ago

Police officers detain a man during a protest in Moscow Thursday against Russia's invasion of Ukraine. (AFP via Getty Images)
NPR
Community

Thousands have been detained in anti-war protests across Russia

Russians in dozens of cities across the country have staged anti-war demonstrations, following a call by advisers close to jailed opposition leader Alexei Navalny.

4 years ago

State leaders join Ukrainian ministers and U.S. Sec. of Transportation Pete Buttigieg raising the flag of Ukraine in Freedom Plaza in downtown Wilmington. (Mark Eichmann/WHYY)
Community

‘We are all Ukrainian.’ Delaware leaders express solidarity with Ukrainian community

Wilmington-area Ukrainian religious leaders offer prayers for peace during Delaware rally in solidarity with Ukrainians combating Russian invasion.

4 years ago

Hundreds of people rallied on Sunday, February 27 at Independence Mall to show solidarity with Ukraine. (Tennyson Donyéa / WHYY)
Community

Ukrainians in Philadelphia rally to show support and condemn the Russian invasion

Ukrainians in Philadelphia rally, worried about their loved ones under Russian attack but also staying strong to show support.

4 years ago

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