U.S. Supreme Court’s Roe v. Wade decision brings locals to the forefront

Jamie Garcia holds a sign expressing her support for women’s right to choose abortion during a pro-abortion rally at the Temecula Duck Pond after the overturning of the Roe v. Wade case that allowed women the right to choose abortion, June 25. Valley News/Shane Gibson photo
A U.S. Supreme Court decision Friday, June 24, overturning the 1973 Roe v. Wade case that federally legalized abortion in all 50 states, brought residents numbering in the hundreds to the Temecula Duck Pond for a protest Saturday, June 25, highlighting the move which returns authority to the states to regulate, and even ban, abortion as they see fit.The protestors took to the sidewalk around the corner of Ynez and Rancho California roads holding signs, chanting and shouting at passersby during the peaceful protest to bring attention the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision.Meanwhile Riverside County lawmakers both criticized and praised the Court’s 6-3 majority decision, depending on which side of the issue they stand.California State Senator Melissa Melendez, R-Lake Elsinore, too
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