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US protesters call on Biden to do more to protect abortion rights

Demonstrators tie green flags to the fence of the White House during a protest to pressure the Biden administration to act and protect abortion rights [Jose Luis Magana/AP Photo]

Hundreds of women gathered in front of the White House and in cities across the United States, calling for President Joe Biden to do more in the wake of a Supreme Court ruling that removed federal abortion protection in the country.

Several demonstrators, who gathered in the pouring rain in Washington, DC on Saturday, said the Biden administration had come up short following the Supreme Court ruling that struck down Roe vs Wade, the landmark 1973 decision that determined access to abortion was protected under the country’s constitution.

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