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With the U.S. Capitol in the background, thousands of demonstrators take to the streets in downtown Washington, D.C., during the Women's March on Saturday.

5th Women's March focuses on reproductive rights after new Texas abortion law

4:33pm October 02, 2021

by Deepa Shivaram

The first such march was held the day after President Donald Trump's inauguration in 2017. Thousands of people were expected to turn out in hundreds of cities across the nation on Saturday.

An abortion-rights activist reacts outside the National Congress in Buenos Aires, on Thursday to news that the Senate voted to reject a bill that would have legalized abortion.

Argentina's Senate Rejects Legalizing Abortion, Dashing Hopes Of Rights Advocates

4:13am August 09, 2018

by Scott Neuman

After 16 hours of debate, the country's Senate voted 38 to 31 against a measure passed earlier by the lower house of Congress that would have allowed abortions through the 14th week of pregnancy.

In response to an anti-abortion march in McAllen, Texas, many pro-abortion rights demonstrators encircled the Whole Woman's Health clinic, which is the only abortion provider in the Rio Grande Valley.

At Texas Clinic, 2 Women Explain What Changed Their Minds On Abortion

2:08pm March 02, 2017

by Maya Cueva

Since the election of Donald Trump, the abortion debate has been ramping up. At one clinic in Texas, two women on opposite sides recently changed their minds about how they view abortion.

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Opponents of abortion rights gather at the Washington Monument to hear Vice President Pence speak at the March for Life rally on Friday.

On Abortion, Goals Of Back-To-Back Marches Couldn't Be More Different

12:28pm January 27, 2017

by Sarah McCammon

Less than a week after the Women's March, anti-abortion activists are taking to the streets for what they call the March for Life.

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