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Photos: Protestors rally against Roe reversal in Iowa City

Jun. 24, 2022 9:06 pm, Updated: Jun. 29, 2022 11:03 am
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Caroline Canby of Iowa City, left, and McKenzie Stoehr of Iowa City cheer on protestors as they walk the streets of downtown Iowa City, Iowa on Friday, June 24, 2022. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)
Protesters walk along the streets of downtown Iowa City, Iowa on Friday, June 24, 2022 to protest the overturning of Roe v Wade. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)
Siobhan Gordon of Iowa City holds onto her son Theo Parrott, 8, while holding a sign during a rally for women’s rights after Roe v. Wade at the University of Iowa Pentacrest in Iowa City, Iowa on Friday, June 24, 2022. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)
The crowd listens to speakers talk about the issues facing women and their frustration with the government after Roe v. Wade was overturned Friday morning during a rally at the University of Iowa Pentacrest in Iowa City, Iowa on Friday, June 24, 2022. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)
Rev. Ordained Leigh Brown of the United Methodist Church speaks about not condoning the actions of the Supreme Court and their ruling of overturning Roe v Wade during a protest at the University of Iowa Pentacrest in Iowa City, Iowa on Friday, June 24, 2022. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)
Matthew Hundoble of Wilton holds up a sign while attending a reproductive rights rally at the University of Iowa Pentacrest in Iowa City, Iowa on Friday, June 24, 2022. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)
Clergy members from Iowa City condemn the stance of the government after Roe v. Wade was struck down on Friday morning during a rally at the University of Iowa Pentacrest in Iowa City, Iowa on Friday, June 24, 2022. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)
A large crowd of protestors walk through the streets of Iowa City, Iowa on Friday, June 24, 2022 during a protest for women’s reproductive rights. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)
Pearl Melchert, 8, left and her sister Opal Melchert, 3, hold up a sign during a rally for women’s reproductive rights at the University of Iowa Pentacrest in Iowa City, Iowa on Friday, June 24, 2022. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)
Cait Shea of Iowa City writes out “Abortion knows no gender” in chalk during a rally for women’s reproductive rights at the University of Iowa Pentacrest in Iowa City, Iowa on Friday, June 24, 2022. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)
Iowa Aboriton Access Fund buttons sit out for sale during a rally for women’s rights at the University of Iowa Pentacrest in Iowa City, Iowa on Friday, June 24, 2022. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)
Protesters walk along the streets of downtown Iowa City, Iowa on Friday, June 24, 2022 to protest the overturning of Roe v Wade. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)
A chalk writing sits out on the sidewalk during a rally for women’s reproductive rights at the University of Iowa Pentacrest in Iowa City, Iowa on Friday, June 24, 2022. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)
Cheryl Miller of Iowa City holds up a sign during a protest for women’s reproductive rights at the University of Iowa Pentacrest in Iowa City, Iowa on Friday, June 24, 2022. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)
Protestors march along the streets of Iowa City, Iowa on Friday, June 24, 2022 to protest the overturning of Roe v Wade by the Supreme Court. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)
Protestors march along the streets of Downtown Iowa City during a protest for women’s reproductive rights after Roe v Wade was overturned on Friday, June 24, 2022. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)
A couple takes a break from their meal to watch protestors for women’s reproductive rights march by in downtown Iowa City, Iowa on Friday, June 24, 2022. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)
Emma Goldman Executive Director Francine Thompson speaks about the work that the clinic will continue doing and the importance of allowing women access to safe abortions during a rally for women’s reproductive rights at the University of Iowa Pentacrest in Iowa City, Iowa on Friday, June 24, 2022. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)
Annika Batten, 13, right, and Noah Rapson, 12, cheer as a speaker talks about women’s reproductive rights during a rally at the University of Iowa Pentacrest in Iowa City, Iowa on Friday, June 24, 2022. A crowd of nearly 500 people of all ages, races and genders gathered to rally for women’s reproductive rights. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)
Over 500 people gathered in Iowa City, Iowa on Friday, June 24, 2022 to protest the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v Wade.