NORFOLK, Va. (WAVY) — In response to the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn the landmark abortion rights decision Roe v. Wade, hundreds of protesters filled Lafayette Park in Norfolk on Sunday.

NORFOLK, Va. - In the days since the Supreme Court's decision to overturn Roe v. Wade, rallies for and against abortion rights have popped up across the country.

Sunday, hundreds of people gathered in Norfolk's Lafayette Park to protest the court's ruling and share their own stories in the hopes of helping others understand their view.

“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.”