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Emile

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Tue Jan 21, 2025, 07:36 AM 12 hrs ago

Arizona abortion rights supporters sound alarm over Trump's return

PHOENIX — Hundreds of Arizonans rallied across from the state Capitol on Saturday to protest the inauguration of President Donald Trump and advocate for the causes the Republican’s administration is expected to undermine over the next four years.

Amid the crowds of pink and green knitted hats that symbolize the abortion rights movement, Stacey Owens brandished a handmade sign of a woman wearing an American flag bikini with an arrow pointing toward it that read “This land is my land.” The 61-year-old lamented that the country has “lost its way,” and said she showed up to the “People’s Rally” on behalf of her granddaughters and to highlight the need to mobilize.

“I’m marching for awareness, to get people off the couch,” she said. “I know people are disillusioned, but we need to stand up and say, ‘Enough’s enough.’”

Read more at: https://www.pinalcentral.com/arizona_news/arizona-abortion-rights-supporters-sound-alarm-over-trump-s-return/article_e3bb2cd2-d789-11ef-b44f-efc83cd28bf4.html

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