Frigid temperatures didn't stop hundreds from showing up to participate in this year's Women's Rights March

WASHINGTON — Hundreds braced the freezing temperatures Saturday to attend the Women’s Rights March in Washington, D.C. 

“These rights are necessary, and they’re needed for survival. we’ll come out in any weather,” Eli Givens, Washington, D.C.

This year’s theme, “Bigger than Roe.”

It’s an election year and abortion rights measures are expected to be on the ballot. A year and a half has passed since Roe v Wade was overturned by the Supreme Court. 

Fourteen states have banned abortion and according to the Guttmacher Institute, a research and policy NGO, the number of women traveling out of state for an abortion doubled in early 2023.

“The attack on abortion is definitely an attack on women of color and women who are underrepresented, because it's basically healthcare. You’re robbing them of their fundamental right as an American citizen.” Candy Zachary, Washington, D.C. 

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In the Washington metro area, women have access to an abortion in D.C., Maryland and Virginia, but there’s another side to the debate.

On Friday, anti abortion rights marchers walked these same streets for the March For Life rally. Sophie, traveled from North Carolina to attend. 

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“I think it’s very important for young people to come out and spread the message of pro-life.”

It’s expected to be a hot topic for presidential candidates and their supporters as we get closer and closer to November. 

"We’re together in this, regardless of what happens at the polls we have a sense of unity no matter where we are,” Audrey Jewel, Washington, D.C.