While thousands of people gathered in Washington D.C. to protest the U.S. Supreme Court decision to allow abortion, a much smaller group gathered in Van Wert in a show of solidarity.
The group, including children from St. Mary’s Catholic Church School marched from Fountain Park to the Knights of Columbus Hall.
Since the 1973 decision, many religious and political groups have tried to chip away at that reproductive right, through stricter regulations. With Republican Donald Trump in the White House the marchers are optimistic things could change.
This was the 44th year since the Supreme Court decision making abortion legal.
