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Bridget Fleming was one of several politicians and activists who spoke at the rally for reproductive rights in Riverhead last week. CAILIN RILEY PHOTOS
Protesters at the rally for reproductive rights in Riverhead last week. CAILIN RILEY PHOTOS
Planned Parenthood Hudson Peconic had a strong presence at the rally.
Protesters at the rally for reproductive rights in Riverhead last week. CAILIN RILEY PHOTOS
Protesters brought homemade signs and banners that expressed their feelings about the overturning of Roe vs. Wade. It was a diverse crowd, with people of all ages, including many who brought their young children with them. CAILIN RILEY PHOTOS
Protesters brought homemade signs and banners that expressed their feelings about the overturning of Roe vs. Wade. It was a diverse crowd, with people of all ages, including many who brought their young children with them. CAILIN RILEY PHOTOS
Protesters brought homemade signs and banners that expressed their feelings about the overturning of Roe vs. Wade. It was a diverse crowd, with people of all ages, including many who brought their young children with them. CAILIN RILEY PHOTOS
Protesters brought homemade signs and banners that expressed their feelings about the overturning of Roe vs. Wade. It was a diverse crowd, with people of all ages, including many who brought their young children with them. CAILIN RILEY PHOTOS
Protesters brought homemade signs and banners that expressed their feelings about the overturning of Roe vs. Wade. It was a diverse crowd, with people of all ages, including many who brought their young children with them. CAILIN RILEY PHOTOS
Protesters brought homemade signs and banners that expressed their feelings about the overturning of Roe vs. Wade. It was a diverse crowd, with people of all ages, including many who brought their young children with them. CAILIN RILEY PHOTOS
Abortion rights advocates gathered outside and on the steps of the Suffolk County Supreme Court building in Riverhead on Wednesday, June 29, for a rally for women’s rights.
The rally, originally scheduled for two days earlier but postponed due to rain, was organized in response to the U.S. Supreme Court decisions in the case Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health, which struck down the landmark 1973 decision Roe v. Wade that guaranteed a federally protected right to abortion.
As a result of the Dobbs ruling, there is now a near total ban on abortion in some states — for the first time in 50 years — with similar bans expected in even more states in the coming weeks.
Representatives from Planned Parenthood Hudson Peconic, local lawmakers from the towns of Southold, Southampton and East Hampton, and activists and women’s rights groups were on hand, sharing personal stories and encouraging people to stay energized and politically engaged.
Other guest speakers included Democratic State Senate candidate Skyler Johnson and Democratic congressional candidate and current Suffolk County Legislator Bridget Fleming.
While the majority of people in the crowd were women, there were several men on hand, and women of all ages, including those who had marched and protested for reproductive rights in the days before Roe v. Wade and find themselves doing so again.
There were many mothers on hand as well, in attendance with their children, as well as several teens and young adults.
Cailin Riley on Jul 4, 2022