‘Like waking up in a brave, new and terrible world’: Protesters gather in Norfolk after overturning of Roe v. Wade

by Jessica Nolte

“The event was hosted by the Virginia Reproductive Equity Alliance, which includes groups such as ACLU Virginia, Planned Parenthood, Hampton Roads Reproductive Justice League, Progress Virginia and REPRO Rising Virginia. Plans were in the works even before Friday’s announcement because a draft opinion leaked in May showed the court was poised to overturn Roe v. Wade.”

“At the end of the day, we want to de-stigmatize abortion,” said Michaela Parris, communications director for REPRO Rising Virginia. “We want to show people that everybody deserves the access to abortion.”