Des Moines, Iowa — Crowds gathered in many cities over the weekend to protest the end of nationwide abortion rights. Kathleen Murrin, who attended a protest in Des Moines, says she’s heartbroken and furious.
Hundreds of protesters rallied in front of the governor’s mansion on Friday night. Lexi McKee Hemmingway spoke at a rally in Sioux City. She leads an abortion rights group in South Dakota, where abortion was banned immediately after the Supreme Court’s ruling. She says their mission has now changed.
An abortion rights protester near the courthouse in Cedar Rapids was injured Friday night when a pick-up drove through the pedestrian cross walk. Other protesters took photos of the license plate. Cedar Rapids police have interviewed the driver.
