Santa Barbarans Blast the Loss of ‘Roe v. Wade’

Anti-Abortion Ruling Sets Loose Protests in S.B. and Planning for Women's Health Care Nationwide

Santa Barbarans Blast the Loss of ‘Roe v. Wade’

Anti-Abortion Ruling Sets Loose Protests in S.B. and Planning for Women’s Health Care Nationwide

By Jean Yamamura with Jun Starkey | June 30, 2022

Credit: Ingrid Bostrom

Sex and violence combined at the Supreme Court when abortion and guns were the focus of two decisions this past week: one telling states to decide how to regulate abortion and the other telling states to keep their hands off guns in public.

The same day, June 24, nearly 600 people who believe in the right to an abortion streamed onto the Santa Barbara courthouse lawn with passing cars honking support during a Friday afternoon rally. One young woman, who stood stock still among the crowd shouting, “I AM SO ANGRY,” echoed the feelings heard nationwide from hundreds of thousands of protesters.

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