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People show off their signs at the Women's March rally over the Granada Bridge on Saturday, Oct. 2. Photo by Jarleene Almenas
Christina Quinn, of Daytona Beach, rallies the Women's March protestors at the base of the Granada Bridge on Saturday, Oct. 2. Photo by Jarleene Almenas
About 200 people attended the Women's March rally on Saturday, Oct. 2. Photo by Jarleene Almenas
Ivonne Shelton, of Ormond Beach, uses her face mask to protest the removal of abortion rights for women. Photo by Jarleene Almenas
A man holds up a large portrait of the late Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. Photo by Jarleene Almenas
Deltona City Commissioner Dana McCool and organizer Christina Quinn lead the Women's March rally over the Granada Bridge on Saturday, Oct. 2. Photo by Jarleene Almenas
People show off their signs at the Women's March rally over the Granada Bridge on Saturday, Oct. 2. Photo by Jarleene Almenas
People show off their signs at the Women's March rally over the Granada Bridge on Saturday, Oct. 2. Photo by Jarleene Almenas
People show off their signs at the Women's March rally over the Granada Bridge on Saturday, Oct. 2. Photo by Jarleene Almenas
People show off their signs at the Women's March rally over the Granada Bridge on Saturday, Oct. 2. Photo by Jarleene Almenas
People show off their signs at the Women's March rally over the Granada Bridge on Saturday, Oct. 2. Photo by Jarleene Almenas
Ann Sharff and Gerri Wright-Gibson, of Ormond Beach, show their support for reproductive rights at the Women's March on Saturday, Oct. 2. Photo by Jarleene Almenas
A woman holds a child up on her shoulders as they march across the Granada Bridge for the Women's March on Saturday, Oct. 2. Photo by Jarleene Almenas
Margo Lyons and April Stewart, of Ormond Beach, wore pink at the Women's March on Saturday, Oct. 2. Photo by Jarleene Almenas
Protestors wave to passing cars during the Women's March rally on Saturday, Oct. 2. Photo by Jarleene Almenas
Deltona City Commissioner Dana McCool shows her support for reproductive rights during the Women's March on Saturday, Oct. 2. Photo by Jarleene Almenas
People show off their signs at the Women's March rally over the Granada Bridge on Saturday, Oct. 2. Photo by Jarleene Almenas
Rita Press, of Ormond beach, holds up a sign at the base of the Granada Bridge for the Women's March on Saturday, Oct. 2. Photo by Jarleene Almenas
About 200 people marched on the Granada Bridge in Ormond Beach on Saturday, Oct. 2, to rally for the right to abortions ahead of the reconvening of the U.S. Supreme Court on Oct. 4; justices will hear a case later this year that could overturn Roe v. Wade.
The local Women's March protest was one of hundreds held across the United States. It was organized by Daytona Beach resident Christina Quinn, who said she was spurred to action after the recent bill filed by State Rep. Webster Barnaby, R-Deltona, that aims to block abortion procedures should physicians discover a "detectable fetal heartbeat." Texas has recently passed a similar law.
Quinn said this rally isn't for her, but for the younger generation: Her niece is 12 years old, and Quinn doesn't want to see a world where her reproductive rights are being infringed upon.
The turnout surprised her; she was hoping for 50 people to show up.
“That really motivates me because if we don’t speak up, then nothing is ever going to stop," Quinn said. "They’ll just keep pushing on our rights as women, making us second-class citizens again.”
