The Providence Journal, Mark Reynolds, May 4, 2022 || Hundreds of abortion rights protesters, aided by tools that ranged from old-fashioned picket signs to projectors and even a hot air balloon, created a spectacle at the State House on Tuesday night, rallying for a defense of the longstanding U.S. Supreme Court decision that has enshrined abortion as a constitutional right in the United States for decades.
“We are strong,” said Rhode Island General Treasurer Seth Magaziner, who is running for Congress. “We are powerful. We are determined and we will win.”
Magaziner was among a gaggle of state officials and lawmakers to speak energetically from the steps.
“In 2022, abortion access is on the ballot in Rhode Island and across the country,” said Secretary of State Nellie Gorbea, a candidate for governor.
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