Abortion Rights Activists Take to 110 Freeway

Abortion rights protestors hold a large "Post Roe Hell No" banner as they march two lanes wide down the 110 Freeway downtown Los Angeles. (Jon Putman | The Corsair)

An abortion rights supporter waves a rainbow flag on top of a rainbow car to show the LGBTQ+ community has their support. (Jon Putman | The Corsair)

Eleanor Wells sits after listening to a story someone is sharing at the rally for abortion rights. (Jon Putman | The Corsair)

Gloria Allred, a high profile attorney known for taking contraversial cases involving Women's rights, speaks to the masses at the Abortions Rights rally. (Jon Putman | The Corsair)

An abortion rights supporter chants while the crowds behind her repeats the cadance. (Jon Putman | The Corsair)

An overview shot of the large Abortion rights rally which shutdown numerous downtown Los Angeles streets. (Jon Putman | The Corsair)

An abortion rights supporter chants while holding a sign as the rally makes its way to the 110 freeway. (Jon Putman | The Corsair)

An Abortion Rights rally takes on the 110 Freeway downtown Los Angeles. (Jon Putman | The Corsair)

An abortion rights supporter tries to stop traffic as hundreds of protestors rally on to the 110 Freeway downtown Los Angeles. (Jon Putman | The Corsair)

Protester hold green smoke grenade at abortion rally (Jon Putman | The Corsair)

LAPD officers in full riot gear form a barrier line forcing the Abortion rights rally off the 110 Freeway. (Jon Putman | The Corsair)

An Abortion Rights raises her hand in protest as officers force the vehicle an occupants to move before arrests were made. (Jon Putman | The Corsair)

A LAPD officer yells to press to back up before he swings as they force protestors off of the 110 Freeway. (Jon Putman | The Corsair)

An Abortion Rights supporter gets face to face with a LAPD officer as the rally cocludes in front of City Hall. (Jon Putman | The Corsair)

A LAPD officer puts hands on an Abortion rights supporter after the rally cncluded at City Hall. (Jon Putman | The Corsair)

Thousands of abortion rights protestors gathered in downtown Los Angeles, after the Supreme Court ruled Friday, June 24, to overturn the landmark case Roe vs. Wade ending the constitutional protection for abortion rights for women across the nation.

Gathering first at Federal building, crowds of supporters quickly grew to other areas such as City Hall, Pershing Square and all of the surrounding areas within a 5 block vicinity, where the masses took to the streets, shutting down traffic every direction they went. At roughly 7:30 p.m. the protestors took to the 110 freeway in the northbound lanes completely shutting down the Northbound traffic. The rally was able to make it to the next exit where they were met by LAPD officers in riot gear forcing the group off the freeway.

By 9 p.m the police officially declared an unlawful assembly and they began to disperse the crowds, though no arrests were made.