On June 24, 2022, the Supreme Court of the United States reversed Roe v. Wade, declaring it unconstitutional. States were officially given the choice to ban abortion outright. Virginia, along with several other states, did not have trigger laws in affect to ban abortion at the moment of the court's decision. Pro-choice protesters immediately took to the streets in downtown Richmond to express their displeasure. Armond Feffer/TIMES-DISPATCH
A protester screams into a megaphone outside Richmond City Hall during a protest against the Supreme Court’s overturning of Roe v. Wade on Friday, June 24, 2022, in Richmond. USA
Protesters hold up two finger for “peaceful protest” outside Richmond City Hall during a protest against the Supreme Court’s overturning of Roe v. Wade on Friday, June 24, 2022, in Richmond. USA
Protesters walk down the middle of Broad St. during a protest against the Supreme Court’s overturning of Roe v. Wade on Friday, June 24, 2022, in Richmond. USA
A protester uses a megaphone to chant during a protest against the Supreme Court’s overturning of Roe v. Wade on Friday, June 24, 2022, in Richmond. USA
A protester chants outside the Spottswood W. Robinson III and Robert R. Merhige, Jr., Federal Courthouse during a protest against the Supreme Court’s overturning of Roe v. Wade on Friday, June 24, 2022, in Richmond. USA
A Richmond Police Officer pleads with protesters to not obstruct the road during a protest against the Supreme Court’s overturning of Roe v. Wade on Friday, June 24, 2022, in Richmond. USA
