[3] Although organizers of the Washington, D.C. march applied for a permit for 10,000 people,[4] actual attendance was around 5,000.
[5] Roughly 5,000 attendees in Washington D.C. met in Freedom Plaza[5] and marched to the United States Supreme Court Building.
Speakers at the rally included Cristela Alonzo, Schuyler Bailar, activist Monica Simpson,[6] and Planned Parenthood president Alexis McGill Johnson.
In Austin thousands gathered on the lawn of the Texas Capitol building,[8] where speakers included Cecile Richards, a Texan and former president of Planned Parenthood.
[7] Some attendees wore t-shirts with "1973" printed on them, which is the year of the Roe v. Wade court decision that legalized abortion throughout the United States.