'My body my choice': Thousands rally across US for abortion rights

There were rallies outside of the US also, like these protestors in a rally in support of abortion rights in Paris, on May 15, 2022. Photos: AFP

Thousands of activists, many in pink, took to the streets across the United States last Saturday in a national day of action calling for safe and legal access to abortion.

The demonstrations are a response to leaked draft opinion showing the United States Supreme Court's conservative majority is considering overturning Roe v. Wade, a landmark 1973 ruling guaranteeing abortion access nationwide.