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Roe v. Wade, overturned: Scenes of despair and joy after a historic decision

Texans on both sides of the abortion debate marched, rallied and chanted after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade.

By Texas Tribune Photo TeamJune 27, 2022, 8:44 p.m. Central

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Roe v. Wade, overturned: Scenes of despair and joy after a historic decision

by From our Partners, The Texas Tribune
June 27, 2022

<h1>Roe v. Wade, overturned: Scenes of despair and joy after a historic decision</h1>
<p class="byline">by From our Partners, The Texas Tribune <br />June 27, 2022</p>

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<p class="wp-caption-text">Video: See rallies and hear from protesters on both sides of the abortion rights issue in Austin, Houston and San Antonio on June 24, 2022, the day the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, ending federal protections for abortion.</p>
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<p>The U.S. Supreme Court ruled Friday to overturn Roe v. Wade, ending the constitutional right for women to have abortions. Demonstrations quickly sprang up across Texas, and thousands of people took to the streets to grieve or celebrate the high court’s decision. Below are images from Texas Tribune photojournalists in the nation’s capital, Austin, San Antonio, Houston, McAllen and Dallas.</p>
<figure class="wp-block-image size-full alignwide"><a href="https://www.texastribune.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/DC20Roe20Overturned20JG20TT2011-2-scaled.jpg"><img src="https://www.texastribune.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/DC20Roe20Overturned20JG20TT2011-2-scaled.jpg" alt="Abortion-rights demonstrators protest outside the U.S. Supreme Court after the court overturned the landmark Roe v. Wade abortion decision, in Washington, D.C., on June 24, 2022." class="wp-image-175061" /></a><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">Abortion-rights demonstrators protest outside the U.S. Supreme Court after the court overturned the landmark Roe v. Wade abortion decision, in Washington, D.C., on June 24, 2022.</figcaption></figure>
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<p class="wp-caption-text">Abortion-rights protesters react to the overturning of Roe v. Wade in Washington, D.C. Credit: Jason Garza for The Texas Tribune</p>
<figure class="wp-block-image size-full alignwide"><a href="https://www.texastribune.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/DC20Roe20Overturned20JG2029-1-scaled.jpg"><img src="https://www.texastribune.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/DC20Roe20Overturned20JG2029-1-scaled.jpg" alt="Demonstrators show up outside the U.S. Supreme Court on June 24, 2022." class="wp-image-175069" /></a><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">Demonstrators show up outside the U.S. Supreme Court on June 24, 2022.</figcaption></figure>
<figure class="wp-block-image size-full alignfull"><a href="https://www.texastribune.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/SATX20Roe20Overturned20AC20TT2010-1-scaled.jpg"><img src="https://www.texastribune.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/SATX20Roe20Overturned20AC20TT2010-1-scaled.jpg" alt="Hundreds of protesters chanted outside the federal courthouse in San Antonio on Friday." class="wp-image-175070" /></a><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">Hundreds of protesters chanted outside the federal courthouse in San Antonio on Friday.</figcaption></figure>
<figure class="wp-block-image size-full alignfull"><a href="https://www.texastribune.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/ATX20Roe20Overturned20EL20TT2016-5-scaled.jpg"><img src="https://www.texastribune.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/ATX20Roe20Overturned20EL20TT2016-5-scaled.jpg" alt="In Austin, protesters marched through the street downtown in opposition of the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade." class="wp-image-192216" /></a><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">In Austin, protesters marched through the street downtown in opposition of the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade.</figcaption></figure>
<figure class="wp-block-image size-full alignfull"><a href="https://www.texastribune.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/ATX20Roe20Overturned20SF20TT2024-1-scaled.jpg"><img src="https://www.texastribune.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/ATX20Roe20Overturned20SF20TT2024-1-scaled.jpg" alt="A woman cries out during a march near the Texas Capitol on Friday." class="wp-image-175073" /></a><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">A woman cries out during a march near the Texas Capitol on Friday.</figcaption></figure>
<figure class="wp-block-image size-full alignfull"><a href="https://www.texastribune.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/ATX20Roe20Overturned20SF20TT2010-2-scaled.jpg"><img src="https://www.texastribune.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/ATX20Roe20Overturned20SF20TT2010-2-scaled.jpg" alt="Demonstrators gather in downtown Austin on Friday after the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade." class="wp-image-175074" /></a><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">Demonstrators gather in downtown Austin on Friday after the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade.</figcaption></figure>
<figure class="wp-block-image size-full alignfull"><a href="https://www.texastribune.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/ATX20Roe20Overturned20SF20TT2013-1-scaled.jpg"><img src="https://www.texastribune.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/ATX20Roe20Overturned20SF20TT2013-1-scaled.jpg" alt="Protesters march toward the state capitol in Austin." class="wp-image-175076" /></a><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">Protesters march toward the state capitol in Austin.</figcaption></figure>
<figure class="wp-block-image size-full alignfull"><a href="https://www.texastribune.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/SATX20Roe20Overturned20KGB20TT2010-1-scaled.jpg"><img src="https://www.texastribune.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/SATX20Roe20Overturned20KGB20TT2010-1-scaled.jpg" alt="Addison Kardos, 15, walks with thousands of people in a protest for abortion rights in San Antonio." class="wp-image-175077" /></a><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">Addison Kardos, 15, walks with thousands of people in a protest for abortion rights in San Antonio.</figcaption></figure>
<figure class="wp-block-image size-full alignfull"><a href="https://www.texastribune.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/SATX20Roe20Overturned20KGB20TT2014-1-scaled.jpg"><img src="https://www.texastribune.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/SATX20Roe20Overturned20KGB20TT2014-1-scaled.jpg" alt="A man carries his daughter during a rally for abortion rights outside the federal courthouse in San Antonio." class="wp-image-175078" /></a><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">A man carries his daughter during a rally for abortion rights outside the federal courthouse in San Antonio.</figcaption></figure>
<figure class="wp-block-image size-full alignfull"><a href="https://www.texastribune.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/HTX20Roe20Overturned20JR20TT2011-1-scaled.jpg"><img src="https://www.texastribune.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/HTX20Roe20Overturned20JR20TT2011-1-scaled.jpg" alt="Brock Akers, the board president of Houston Coalition for Life, speaks at a rally in support of the Supreme Court’s decision outside the Planned Parenthood office in Houston." class="wp-image-175081" /></a><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">Brock Akers, the board president of Houston Coalition for Life, speaks at a rally in support of the Supreme Court’s decision outside the Planned Parenthood office in Houston.</figcaption></figure>
<figure class="wp-block-image size-full alignfull"><a href="https://www.texastribune.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/HTX20Roe20Overturned20JR20TT2010-1-scaled.jpg"><img src="https://www.texastribune.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/HTX20Roe20Overturned20JR20TT2010-1-scaled.jpg" alt="Vienne Crook smiles at a rally in Houston supporting the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade." class="wp-image-175082" /></a><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">Vienne Crook smiles at a rally in Houston supporting the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade.</figcaption></figure>
<figure class="wp-block-image size-full alignfull"><a href="https://www.texastribune.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/McAllen20Protest20Roe20MG20TT2005-1-scaled.jpg"><img src="https://www.texastribune.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/McAllen20Protest20Roe20MG20TT2005-1-scaled.jpg" alt="Cyclists ride past the Whole Woman’s Health abortion clinic in McAllen, which was effectively shut down after the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade on Friday." class="wp-image-175084" /></a><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">Cyclists ride past the Whole Woman’s Health abortion clinic in McAllen, which was effectively shut down after the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade on Friday.</figcaption></figure>
<figure class="wp-block-image size-full alignfull"><a href="https://www.texastribune.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/HTX20Roe20Overturned20JR20TT2019-1-scaled.jpg"><img src="https://www.texastribune.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/HTX20Roe20Overturned20JR20TT2019-1-scaled.jpg" alt="Anti-abortion demonstrators listen to a prayer at a Houston rally in support of the high court’s decision." class="wp-image-175085" /></a><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">Anti-abortion demonstrators listen to a prayer at a Houston rally in support of the high court’s decision.</figcaption></figure>
<figure class="wp-block-image size-full alignfull"><a href="https://www.texastribune.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/HTX20Protest20Roe20Overturned20TT20BVr2009-3-scaled.jpg"><img src="https://www.texastribune.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/HTX20Protest20Roe20Overturned20TT20BVr2009-3-scaled.jpg" alt="Demonstrators gather outside the federal courthouse in Houston hours after the Supreme Court announced its ruling." class="wp-image-175086" /></a><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">Demonstrators gather outside the federal courthouse in Houston hours after the Supreme Court announced its ruling.</figcaption></figure>
<figure class="wp-block-image size-full alignfull"><a href="https://www.texastribune.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/HTX20Protest20Roe20Overturned20TT20BV2004-1-scaled.jpg"><img src="https://www.texastribune.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/HTX20Protest20Roe20Overturned20TT20BV2004-1-scaled.jpg" alt="A demonstrator speaks passionately to protesters gathered outside the federal courthouse in Houston." class="wp-image-175088" /></a><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">A demonstrator speaks passionately to protesters gathered outside the federal courthouse in Houston.</figcaption></figure>
<figure class="wp-block-image size-full alignfull"><a href="https://www.texastribune.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/DTX20Roe20Overturned20ST20TT2009-1-scaled.jpg"><img src="https://www.texastribune.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/DTX20Roe20Overturned20ST20TT2009-1-scaled.jpg" alt="A cross lays on the ground next to a tree hung with rosaries outside of the Southwestern Women’s Surgery Center in Dallas." class="wp-image-175089" /></a><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">A cross lays on the ground next to a tree hung with rosaries outside of the Southwestern Women’s Surgery Center in Dallas.</figcaption></figure>
<figure class="wp-block-image size-full alignfull"><a href="https://www.texastribune.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/DTX20Roe20Overturned20ST2016-1-scaled.jpg"><img src="https://www.texastribune.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/DTX20Roe20Overturned20ST2016-1-scaled.jpg" alt="Demonstrators march through the streets of downtown Dallas." class="wp-image-175092" /></a><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">Demonstrators march through the streets of downtown Dallas.</figcaption></figure>
<figure class="wp-block-image size-full alignfull"><a href="https://www.texastribune.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/DTX20Roe20Overturned20ST20TT2012-1-scaled.jpg"><img src="https://www.texastribune.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/DTX20Roe20Overturned20ST20TT2012-1-scaled.jpg" alt="People march in Dallas in protest of the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade." class="wp-image-175093" /></a><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">People march in Dallas in protest of the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade.</figcaption></figure>
<figure class="wp-block-image size-full alignfull"><a href="https://www.texastribune.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/Roe20Overturned20in20Dallas20REEDIT20ST2028-1-scaled.jpg"><img src="https://www.texastribune.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/Roe20Overturned20in20Dallas20REEDIT20ST2028-1-scaled.jpg" alt="Demonstration attendees hold up their fists in protest of the Supreme Court overturning Roe v. Wade in downtown Dallas." class="wp-image-175095" /></a><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">Demonstration attendees hold up their fists in protest of the Supreme Court overturning Roe v. Wade in downtown Dallas.</figcaption></figure>
<figure class="wp-block-image size-full alignfull"><a href="https://www.texastribune.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/DTX20Roe20Overturned20ST2012-1-scaled.jpg"><img src="https://www.texastribune.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/DTX20Roe20Overturned20ST2012-1-scaled.jpg" alt="A demonstrator flips off counter protesters in Dallas." class="wp-image-175096" /></a><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">A demonstrator flips off counter protesters in Dallas.</figcaption></figure>
<figure class="wp-block-image size-full alignfull"><a href="https://www.texastribune.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/HTX20AntiAbortion20Rally20JR20TT20006-1-scaled.jpg"><img src="https://www.texastribune.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/HTX20AntiAbortion20Rally20JR20TT20006-1-scaled.jpg" alt="Anti-abortion demonstrators place flowers on a makeshift memorial outside the Planned Parenthood offices in Houston." class="wp-image-175098" /></a><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">Anti-abortion demonstrators place flowers on a makeshift memorial outside the Planned Parenthood offices in Houston.</figcaption></figure>
<figure class="wp-block-image size-full alignfull"><a href="https://www.texastribune.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/HTX20AntiAbortion20Rally20JR20TT20012-1-scaled.jpg"><img src="https://www.texastribune.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/HTX20AntiAbortion20Rally20JR20TT20012-1-scaled.jpg" alt="Lily Kate Cole speaks in support of the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade out of the Planned Parenthood in Houston." class="wp-image-175099" /></a><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">Lily Kate Cole speaks in support of the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade out of the Planned Parenthood in Houston.</figcaption></figure>
<figure class="wp-block-image size-full alignfull"><a href="https://www.texastribune.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/Beto20Abortion20Rally20JV20TT208-2-scaled.jpg"><img src="https://www.texastribune.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/Beto20Abortion20Rally20JV20TT208-2-scaled.jpg" alt="Activists make signs in preparation for an abortion-rights rally in East Austin on Sunday." class="wp-image-192222" /></a><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">Activists make signs in preparation for an abortion-rights rally in East Austin on Sunday.</figcaption></figure>
<figure class="wp-block-image size-full alignfull"><a href="https://www.texastribune.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/Beto20Abortion20Rally20JV20TT2038-1-scaled.jpg"><img src="https://www.texastribune.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/Beto20Abortion20Rally20JV20TT2038-1-scaled.jpg" alt="Police form a line to prevent protesters from walking down 3rd street at a rally for abortion rights in Austin." class="wp-image-175102" /></a><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">Police form a line to prevent protesters from walking down 3rd street at a rally for abortion rights in Austin.</figcaption></figure>
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<p class="wp-caption-text">Protesters attend a rally for abortion rights in East Austin on Sunday. Credit: Jordan Vonderhaar for The Texas Tribune</p>
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Roe v. Wade, overturned: Scenes of despair and joy after a historic decision

From our Partners, The Texas Tribune
June 27, 2022

Video: See rallies and hear from protesters on both sides of the abortion rights issue in Austin, Houston and San Antonio on June 24, 2022, the day the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, ending federal protections for abortion.

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The U.S. Supreme Court ruled Friday to overturn Roe v. Wade, ending the constitutional right for women to have abortions. Demonstrations quickly sprang up across Texas, and thousands of people took to the streets to grieve or celebrate the high court’s decision. Below are images from Texas Tribune photojournalists in the nation’s capital, Austin, San Antonio, Houston, McAllen and Dallas.

Abortion-rights protesters react to the overturning of Roe v. Wade in Washington, D.C. Credit: Jason Garza for The Texas Tribune

Protesters attend a rally for abortion rights in East Austin on Sunday. Credit: Jordan Vonderhaar for The Texas Tribune

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