On Saturday, Oct. 2, the Women’s March Action took to the streets of downtown Los Angeles marching from Pershing Square to City City Hall in what they called a March for Reproductive Rights. “We’re taking to the streets in response to Texas’ draconian six-week abortion ban, which allows individuals to sue abortion providers and patients,” a press release from the organization reads. Photo by Jose TobarAn East Side Moto Babes member, an all female motorcycle club, raises her fist as they prepare to lead the March for Reproductive Rights during the 2021 Women’s March on Saturday, Oct. 2 in Los Angeles, Ca. The latest Instagram post @eastsidemotobabes claims to have raised $1,000 for Planned Parenthood. “ESMB stands in solidarity with @PlannedParenthood and all organizations fighting for a woman’s right to choose,” a post from the groups Instagram page posted in September reads. Photo by Jose TobarThe tribal chairwoman of the Rumšen Am:a Tur:ataj Ohlone tribe, Dee Dee Manzanares Ybarra of Hesperia leads the Women’s March with members of the American Indian Movement of Southern California during the March for Reproductive Rights in downtown Los Angeles on Saturday, Oct. 2, 2021. “As indigenous women we are always being put in the back burner,” Ybarra said. “So we are here to stand up for women’s rights. Most native women were never given the opportunity to own their rights, especially, reproductive rights, a lot of them were forced into sterilization and so that’s why we’re here and that is to make sure that women do have their right to choose. Whether they want to have children or not have children, it is our bodies. It is our choice,” Ybarra said. Photo by Jose Tobar“I Refuse To Have My Granddaughters Go From 2021 to 1971”. Demonstrators March north on Spring Street chanting “My body, my choice” as they make their way to Los Angeles City Hall during the Women’s March for Reproductive Rights on Saturday, Oct. 2, 2021. Photo by Jose Tobar“Can we get a medic?”. A woman is carried away after having fainted moments after the the Women’s March gathers in front of City Hall in Los Angeles, where the hot dry temperature reached 91 degrees Fahrenheit according to the National Weather Service on Saturday, Oct. 2, 2021. Photo by Jose Tobar“Huge Pussy”. Photo by Jose TobarDevon Anderson, left and her mother, Jacqueline Buckingham Anderson, right. Jacqueline who said she once had to get an abortion when she was 16-years-old wanted to make sure that her daughter and all women could have a similar choice. Based in Texas, “HUGE PUSSY is a philanthropic media collective that partners with artists and companies to create art, products, and initiatives to support activists on the front lines of women’s health,” a statement from her company’s website reads. by Jose Tobar“But this is illegal?” Photo by Jose Tobar“My MOM said I had to be here!” Photo by Jose Tobar“Ladies, Time To Kick Ass” Photo by Jose Tobar“Come And Take It” Photo by Jose Tobar“Trust Women” Photo by Jose Tobar“Fight The Patriarchy”. Alex Miller and her dog Murphy. “It’s important to fight for people who have less resources than me. I know for me, somewhere in the world I’ll always be able to get an abortion,” Miller said. “ But that’s because I’m physically capable. We need to be able to get an abortion right here in our neighborhood-and it needs to be basic health care .” Photo by Jose Tobar“Reyna” Photo by Jose Tobar“Warning, This This Is Not A Surgical Instrument” Photo by Jose Tobar
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