Kevin Mohatt, Special to The Denver PostLarge crowds of demonstrators gather outside the Capitol in Denver to protest for abortion rights after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade on June 24, 2022.
Jintak Han, The Denver PostProtesters gather in front of the Capitol in Denver in response to a Supreme Court decision overturning Roe v. Wade, which guaranteed the right to abortion, Friday, June 24, 2022.- Jintak Han, The Denver PostMartial Shi, 31, protests the U.S. Supreme Court decision overturning Roe v. Wade and the constitutional right to abortion in front of the Capitol in Denver, Friday, June 24, 2022. Shi was disappointed in the Democrats’ inaction in codifying abortion rights into law. “They’re kind of useless,” Shi said.
- Kevin Mohatt, Special to The Denver PostIsabella Ashton sheds tears during a protest for abortion rights in Denver after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade on June 24, 2022.
- Jintak Han, The Denver PostKendall McCormick, 27, holds a sign cursing the U.S. Supreme Court and wishing a Stanley Cup victory for the Colorado Avalanche in front of the Capitol in Denver on Friday, June 24, 2022. The protest was in response to the Supreme Court decision overturning Roe v. Wade, the decision that had guaranteed the constitutional right to abortion.
- Jintak Han, The Denver PostProtesters gather in front of the Capitol in Denver in response to a Supreme Court decision overturning Roe v. Wade, which guaranteed the right to abortion, Friday, June 24, 2022.
- Kevin Mohatt, Special to The Denver PostTeri Meno and her daughter MacKenzie Meno embrace during protest for abortion rights after the US Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade in Denver, CO, June 24, 2022. (Photo by Kevin Mohatt/Special to The Denver Post)
- Kevin Mohatt, Special to The Denver PostRebecca O’Connor holds a sign calling for abortion rights during a protest in Denver after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade on June 24, 2022.
- Kevin Mohatt, Special to The Denver PostA demonstrator raises a sign that states "Never again" with an image of a hanger during protests for abortion rights in Denver after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade on June 24, 2022.
- Kevin Mohatt, Special to The Denver PostMoira Casados Cassidy, who is 8-months pregnant, speaks to a crowd of demonstrators during a protest for abortion rights in Denver after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade on June 24, 2022.
- Kevin Mohatt, Special to The Denver PostDemonstrators protest for abortion rights in Denver after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade on June 24, 2022.
- Kevin Mohatt, Special to The Denver PostDemonstrators protest for abortion rights in Denver after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade on June 24, 2022.
- Kevin Mohatt, Special to The Denver PostKaitlyn Amick raises her fist while marching in Denver in protest for abortion rights after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade on June 24, 2022.
- Kevin Mohatt, Special to The Denver PostA demonstrator raises a sign stating "Keep religion out of reproductive healthcare" while marching past a church during protest for abortion rights after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade on June 24, 2022.
- Kevin Mohatt, Special to The Denver PostDemonstrators protest outside the federal courthouse in Denver for abortion rights after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade on June 24, 2022.
- Kevin Mohatt, Special to The Denver PostDemonstrators protest for abortion rights in Denver after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade on June 24, 2022. (Photo by Kevin Mohatt/Special to The Denver Post)
- Kevin Mohatt, Special to The Denver PostDemonstrators protest for abortion rights in Denver after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade on June 24, 2022.
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Large crowds of demonstrators gather outside the Capitol in Denver to protest for abortion rights after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade on June 24, 2022.
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The U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, which guaranteed the right to an abortion in the nation, on Friday, June 24, 2022.
Although abortion will remain legal in Colorado and the majority-conservative justices’ opinion comes as no surprise following a Supreme Court draft decision leaked in May, the decision will have a ripple effect across the country as abortion becomes illegal or severely restricted in about half the states, prompting an anticipated influx of abortion patients to flock to Colorado.
Click here to read what Colorado’s leaders are saying about Roe v. Wade being overturned.
