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Washington ,Oct 2 (EFE/EPA).- Women's rights organizations planned to hold 660 marches across the United States on Saturday in opposition to moves by Texas and other Republican-led states that could effectively put abortion out of reach for millions.What was expected to be the largest event took place in Washington, where thousands of women filled Freedom Square for a rally before making their way walking to the Supreme Court.Abortion has been legal throughout the US since 1973, the year the Supreme Court established a woman's right to choose with their ruling in Roe vs. Wade. (Camera: MICHAEL REYNOLDS).SHOT LIST: PRO-CHOICE PARTICIPANTS MARCH AGAINST THREATS TO LEGAL ABORTION IN WASHINGTON, DC, US.
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Thousands of Mexican women march through Mexico City to demand their rights on International Women's Day. IMAGES
Thousands of Chileans gather outside the Moneda Palace in the capital of Santiago, to mark International Women's Day. IMAGES
Thousands of Mexican women chant and march through Mexico City to demand their rights on International Women's Day. IMAGES