Hundreds showed up to protest at Armory Park. 'I fought for this in the 60s and 70s. Why am I here again?' Pro-choice demonstrators rally over the expected reversal of the landmark 1973 law that made abortion legal in America. NEW AT 5 P.M.
TUCSON, Ariz. — Hundreds of people gathered at Armory Park on Saturday at a Planned Parenthood protest.
Those in the crowd listened to speakers, including Tucson Mayor Regina Romero, aiming to keep laws that protect abortions in place. "I don't need a man to tell me what to do with my body," Abigail Beck said."I'm not out here because I'm pregnant and want to get an abortion. I'm out here because I am 15-years-old and when I have the option to get an abortion or the option, I want that option for me.""I fought for this in the 60s and 70s. Why am I here again?" Sherry Brovas said."Well, I remember the days of coat hanger abortions," Brovas added.
One of the other big messages throughout the protest was that they need people to show up to vote in November.Greg Bradbury is a reporter for KGUN 9. Greg is a recent graduate of Syracuse University where he studied Broadcast Journalism and Spanish. During his time at SU, he spent the majority of his time at the school's TV station, CitrusTV. Over the course of 3 years there, he worked as a reporter, anchor, and news director.
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