Thousands of people protested across the country after a Supreme Court draft opinion was leaked that shows a majority of the justices ready to overturn the landmark 1973 Roe v. Wade ruling that established the right to abortion. Justices can change their votes before a final decision
NPR member station photographers shared what they saw across the U.S. Here are the scenes.
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![SEATTLE: Jackie Jacobs holds her head in her hands before the start of a pro-choice rally.](https://assets.vpm.org/dims4/default/93c74a1/2147483647/strip/true/crop/5361x3574+0+0/resize/880x587!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmedia.npr.org%2Fassets%2Fimg%2F2022%2F05%2F04%2Fmf_roevwade01_slide-d187377f29287c982609bf933ee0c68e06da502f.jpg)
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![SEATTLE: A crowd gathered during a pro-choice rally and press conference on Tuesday.](https://assets.vpm.org/dims4/default/51217f1/2147483647/strip/true/crop/4790x3191+0+0/resize/880x586!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmedia.npr.org%2Fassets%2Fimg%2F2022%2F05%2F04%2Fmf_roevwade08_custom-c944251fa4fccc3e0e705cd78d3a5f21f99f6c8f.jpg)
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![SEATTLE: Michael Behr (left) attends a rally to defend <em>Roe v. Wade.</em>](https://assets.vpm.org/dims4/default/901da80/2147483647/strip/true/crop/4892x3261+0+0/resize/880x587!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmedia.npr.org%2Fassets%2Fimg%2F2022%2F05%2F04%2Fmf_roevwade03_slide-93028e82f830da46fdc253597f1e66aaeecfa051.jpg)
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![BEND, Ore.: Rachel Brodeur, a member of the Tlingit Tribe, told a crowd that federal services already severely limit access to abortion care for Native Americans: "While we have this momentum while we are talking about this, can you please bring us with you?" she said.](https://assets.vpm.org/dims4/default/376d7bb/2147483647/strip/true/crop/3780x2519+0+0/resize/880x586!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmedia.npr.org%2Fassets%2Fimg%2F2022%2F05%2F04%2F20220503_ec_abortion-rally-020_slide-a067fbe1d0b96c484053d1e0a1873cd5938babc8.jpg)
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![PORTLAND, Ore.: Hundreds marched through downtown.](https://assets.vpm.org/dims4/default/31bf990/2147483647/strip/true/crop/4610x3073+0+0/resize/880x587!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmedia.npr.org%2Fassets%2Fimg%2F2022%2F05%2F04%2F20220503_kwg_abortion-rally-002_slide-6731a31bbc614dfedf755396cfb6c39cbea173cf.jpg)
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![PORTLAND, Ore.: Danielle LaSusa (left) and her daughter Kaia, 6, at a rally in support of abortion rights. "I want her to live in a world where she can have safe access to health care," says LaSusa.](https://assets.vpm.org/dims4/default/e350efd/2147483647/strip/true/crop/5161x3440+0+0/resize/880x587!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmedia.npr.org%2Fassets%2Fimg%2F2022%2F05%2F04%2F20220503_kwg_abortion-rally-006_slide-f4f67dbb2fb57f7e33964744dde70959466acea7.jpg)
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![PORTLAND, Ore.: Emma Giometti, 19, at an emergency protest held at Portland State University.](https://assets.vpm.org/dims4/default/19cf080/2147483647/strip/true/crop/6000x3999+0+0/resize/880x587!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmedia.npr.org%2Fassets%2Fimg%2F2022%2F05%2F04%2F20220503_kwg_abortion-rally-004_slide-52a424a40ba74c37e3b82710b8dac225a8058ecb.jpg)
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![BOSTON: Protesters begin marching down Park Street during the Defend Abortion Rights rally at the Massachusetts State House.](https://assets.vpm.org/dims4/default/bcdc1cd/2147483647/strip/true/crop/2848x1565+0+0/resize/880x484!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmedia.npr.org%2Fassets%2Fimg%2F2022%2F05%2F03%2Fjesse-costa-boston-0503_defend-abortion-rally05_custom-6dde3422dcd256211496450dfbd8a0296e41c91e.jpg)
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![SACRAMENTO, Calif.: Demonstrators gather at the federal courthouse in response to the leaked Supreme Court brief in which a majority of justices sided with overturning <em>Roe v. Wade</em>.](https://assets.vpm.org/dims4/default/0e8376c/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1986x1328+0+0/resize/880x588!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmedia.npr.org%2Fassets%2Fimg%2F2022%2F05%2F03%2Fandrew-nixon---sacremento-bq3a0218_custom-58ed5566d6ddf146643673fbbfee20b8ce3e21bb.jpg)
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![DENVER: Protesters, and some counter-protesters, showed up at the evening's abortion rights rally at the state Capitol.](https://assets.vpm.org/dims4/default/f8aef61/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1189x796+0+0/resize/880x589!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmedia.npr.org%2Fassets%2Fimg%2F2022%2F05%2F03%2Fcolorado---hart-fr4pkefvkaa-shj_custom-70746f6957677847c92a7c7476a1760e5dbc9396.jpeg)
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![DENVER: Protesters, and some counter-protesters, showed up at the evening's abortion rights rally at the state Capitol.](https://assets.vpm.org/dims4/default/5723aec/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1185x796+0+0/resize/880x591!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmedia.npr.org%2Fassets%2Fimg%2F2022%2F05%2F03%2Fcolorado---hart-fr4pkeduyaax6gk_custom-bed7914156cb1c7272dc51501a613f21ab4a0163.jpeg)
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![BOSTON: Thousands of protesters gathered at the Massachusetts State House.](https://assets.vpm.org/dims4/default/f3e169c/2147483647/strip/true/crop/5472x3671+0+0/resize/880x590!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmedia.npr.org%2Fassets%2Fimg%2F2022%2F05%2F03%2Fmeredith-nierman---boston-dsc_2544_custom-021d4d02b97e3c4ffe778943a38454fc4d8b9443.jpg)
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![BOSTON: Brandeis University Students Gabriella Fine (left) and Maia Lefferman (right) were two of thousands of protesters who gathered and marched in support of reproductive rights.](https://assets.vpm.org/dims4/default/5c9a73b/2147483647/strip/true/crop/5373x3632+0+0/resize/880x595!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmedia.npr.org%2Fassets%2Fimg%2F2022%2F05%2F03%2Fmeredith-nierman---boston-dsc_2391_custom-220eaced320bf51a479737fb45fd1ce9a1d46a2f.jpg)
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![BOSTON: A man dining in a restaurant gives a thumbs-up to protesters who marched in support of reproductive rights.](https://assets.vpm.org/dims4/default/cbc59cc/2147483647/strip/true/crop/3080x2057+0+0/resize/880x588!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmedia.npr.org%2Fassets%2Fimg%2F2022%2F05%2F03%2Fmeredith-nierman---boston-dsc_2316_custom-02cacad1f6bb5353f6e8717fcae2694f36178abf.jpg)
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![HOUSTON: Hundreds gathered at Houston City Hall and marched to the federal courthouse.](https://assets.vpm.org/dims4/default/25e80de/2147483647/strip/true/crop/5452x3648+0+0/resize/880x589!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmedia.npr.org%2Fassets%2Fimg%2F2022%2F05%2F04%2Flucio-vasquez-hpm-173a1339-1_custom-e1406298d46680dbb17726a83fef1fd653828b07.jpg)
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![HOUSTON: Debora Evans holds up a sign that reads "I Will Vote" in front of city hall.](https://assets.vpm.org/dims4/default/9053871/2147483647/strip/true/crop/5219x3493+0+0/resize/880x589!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmedia.npr.org%2Fassets%2Fimg%2F2022%2F05%2F04%2Flucio-vasquez-hpm-173a1084-1_custom-9361f43e23f416d12d8f73aca76738a30e2f2213.jpg)
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![ST. LOUIS: Erin Barry, 28, looks out to a crowd advocating for abortion rights on Tuesday at the Thomas F. Eagleton U.S. Courthouse in downtown St. Louis.](https://assets.vpm.org/dims4/default/b651a64/2147483647/strip/true/crop/2989x2146+0+0/resize/880x632!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmedia.npr.org%2Fassets%2Fimg%2F2022%2F05%2F04%2Fst-louis05032022_bm_roe-protest-12_custom-0030f9a47b3e441de88984ed29dd5ec4e84dd1f9.jpg)
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![ST. LOUIS: Hundreds of demonstrators listen to Rep. Cori Bush as she talks about abortion rights during a demonstration at the Thomas F. Eagleton U.S. Courthouse.](https://assets.vpm.org/dims4/default/fae8e52/2147483647/strip/true/crop/2963x2023+0+0/resize/880x601!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmedia.npr.org%2Fassets%2Fimg%2F2022%2F05%2F04%2Fst-louis-05032022_bm_roe-protest-05_custom-de75ef271bcf65bfbf5ddf1aaac0c98e4e561bb9.jpg)
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![ST. LOUIS: Ericka Murphy attends a demonstration rallying for abortion rights while dressed in a Handmaid's Tale costume at the Thomas F. Eagleton U.S. Courthouse.](https://assets.vpm.org/dims4/default/1a721a1/2147483647/strip/true/crop/2973x2200+0+0/resize/880x651!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmedia.npr.org%2Fassets%2Fimg%2F2022%2F05%2F04%2Fst-louis-05032022_bm_roe-protest-02_custom-c92d2e8e8eff64c1beec2900f376255343391328.jpg)
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![HARTFORD, Conn.: Demonstrators, including Dawn Merritt, gather outside the Connecticut State Supreme Court in response to a leaked draft opinion from the U.S. Supreme Court overturning <em>Roe v Wade</em>.](https://assets.vpm.org/dims4/default/2a5506b/2147483647/strip/true/crop/2947x2000+0+0/resize/880x597!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmedia.npr.org%2Fassets%2Fimg%2F2022%2F05%2F04%2Fmark-mirko---ct-public-20220503roevwade0876_custom-44ddb31a7927c3c0b6d434f991dbb5df489c8dae.jpg)
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![BOSTON: A protester with the words, "MY BODY, MY CHOICE" written on the palms of her hands at the Defend Abortion Rights rally at the Massachusetts State House.](https://assets.vpm.org/dims4/default/59a8c41/2147483647/strip/true/crop/2963x1965+0+0/resize/880x584!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmedia.npr.org%2Fassets%2Fimg%2F2022%2F05%2F04%2Fjesse-costa-boston-0503_defend-abortion-rally01_custom-a8a4a152624ee16483850d6c1be6993d2a43874e.jpg)
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![BOSTON: Kha Dickerman (left) joined thousands of others to rally to defend abortion rights at the Massachusetts State House.](https://assets.vpm.org/dims4/default/030e2b5/2147483647/strip/true/crop/2968x1981+0+0/resize/880x587!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmedia.npr.org%2Fassets%2Fimg%2F2022%2F05%2F04%2Fjesse-costa-boston-0503_defend-abortion-rally03_custom-276556f099bf77719588f479fb00617e34b9b4fd.jpg)
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![BOSTON: A protester chants through a megaphone as thousands of protesters march down Stuart Street during the Defend Abortion Rights rally.](https://assets.vpm.org/dims4/default/58e3847/2147483647/strip/true/crop/2973x1991+0+0/resize/880x589!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmedia.npr.org%2Fassets%2Fimg%2F2022%2F05%2F04%2Fjesse-costa-boston-0503_defend-abortion-rally10_custom-c0ca25c80c016039c1f20c08bf55f061d9317908.jpg)
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![BOSTON: Thousands of protesters gather during the Defend Abortion Rights rally at the Massachusetts State House.](https://assets.vpm.org/dims4/default/a32cd00/2147483647/strip/true/crop/2973x2000+0+0/resize/880x592!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmedia.npr.org%2Fassets%2Fimg%2F2022%2F05%2F04%2Fjesse-costa-boston-0503_defend-abortion-rally16_custom-be443c13b58b5e8334938cfc0f4a52e214d67346.jpg)
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