'A terrible injustice to women'

DAVENPORT, Iowa — Three days after the Supreme Court's decision to overturn Roe v. Wade, abortion rights activists in the Quad Cities continue to p...

June 28, 2022
12:58 PM

DAVENPORT, Iowa — Three days after the Supreme Court's decision to overturn Roe v. Wade, abortion rights activists in the Quad Cities continue to protest. Hundreds of people gathered at Vander Veer Park in Davenport on Sunday, June 26. "This is my third rally in three days," said Rock Island resident Karen Westmoreland. "Our legal rights were taken away, a right to a safe abortion, which is absolutely health care. It is vital to women's health to be able to have this right." Most of the protest attendees carried signs, including Bettendorf resident Kris Albert who said, "Back to the dark ages.