More than 300 people joined a rally at the Utah Capitol on Tuesday as part of a national movement to oppose abortion bans passed by state legislatures attempting to challenge the 1973 Supreme Court ruling in Roe v. Wade.
“We must stop these bans, we must stop the mayhem,” Karrie Galloway, Planned Parenthood of Utah executive director, said to loud cheers.
The enthusiastic crowd, filled with young people — mostly women and girls — whooped and raised homemade signs with sayings such as “Abortion saves lives,” “My body, my choice” and “Keep your laws out of my uterus.