The news site Politico dropped a bombshell on Monday night, May 2, with the release of a leaked draft Supreme Court draft ruling that would overturn the landmark 1973 decision Roe v. Wade, protecting abortion rights for Americans. Protesters across the country have hit the streets in many major cities in the days since. Monterey County is no exception, with about 150 protesters led by the Women's March of Monterey Bay, gathering on Tuesday, May 3, at Window on the Bay in Monterey. Protesters took turns using a small megaphone to lead the group in chants in support of the right to choose. The protest remained peaceful.
A protester dressed in a Handmaids Tale costume based on the novel by Margaret Atwood. The book is set in a time in which human reproduction has slowed, and fertile women are treated just as reproductive vessels.
- DANIEL DREIFUSS
Protesters make signs at Window on the Bay.
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A protester holds a sign on May 3 at Window on the Bay.
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Protesters held mostly handmade signs with messages ranging from personal to political.
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Protesters at the Window on the Bay Park lined Del Monte Boulevard in Monterey around sunset the day after news broke of the Supreme Court's draft decision. An official ruling on the case is expected this summer.
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Protesters hold pro-choice signs.
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A protester at Window on the Bay on May 3, where the Women's March Monterey Bay group organized supporters of reproductive rights.
- DANIEL DREIFUSS
About 150 protesters held signs and chanted on May 3, expressing their views against the draft Supreme Court decision that would overturn Roe v. Wade.
- DANIEL DREIFUSS
Protesters chant and hold signs expressing their views against the news of the landmark case, Roe v. Wade, possibly being overturned by the Supreme Court.
- DANIEL DREIFUSS
Many protesters wore masks for Covid-19 prevention during the May 3 protest.
- DANIEL DREIFUSS
Protesters interact with passing drivers on Del Monte Boulevard in Monterey.
- DANIEL DREIFUSS
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