More than six hundred marches have taken place across the United States to defend women's reproductive rights.
They're opposing tough new abortion laws, particularly in Texas, which has effectively banned the procedure after around six weeks of pregnancy.
Protesters say they fear the law is a slippery slope for the rest of the country.
Al Jazeera's Heidi Zhou-Castro reports from one of the rallies, in the city of Austin in Texas.
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They're opposing tough new abortion laws, particularly in Texas, which has effectively banned the procedure after around six weeks of pregnancy.
Protesters say they fear the law is a slippery slope for the rest of the country.
Al Jazeera's Heidi Zhou-Castro reports from one of the rallies, in the city of Austin in Texas.
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