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January 27, 2025

Two million march as Congress considers Hyde Amendment expansion

Human Rights Watch
Guttmacher Institute
Nat Ray
The White House
National Women's Law Center
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2 million women march in largest single-day protest since 2017

On Jan. 27, 2025, over 2 million participants marched in Washington D.C. and 400+ cities nationwide to protest Trump administration reproductive rights rollbacks (source: Women’s Mar. statement on participation).

President Donald J. TrumpDonald J. Trump issued Executive Order 14079 rescinding Biden-era reproductive protections established after the Supreme Court’s Dobbs decision (source: National Women’s Law Center analysis).

On Apr. 1, 2025, the administration withheld Title X grants from 16 domestic family planning organizations that rely on federal funding (source: Guttmacher Institute Title X analysis).

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March organizers specifically protested the pardoning of people convicted under the FACE Act.

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Which cities hosted the largest simultaneous reproductive rights marches on January 27, 2025?

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How many people participated in the reproductive rights marches on January 27, 2025, according to organizers?

Q4

The January 27, 2025 marches were compared to which historical protest for their size and scope?

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Trump rejoined the Geneva Consensus Declaration, an anti-reproductive rights international statement.

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People, bills, and sources

Donald J. Trump

Donald J. Trump

signed Executive Order 14079 to roll back federal reproductive safeguards and pardoned 23 anti-abortion extremists convicted under the FACE Act (source

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. (HHS Secretary nominee)

during his confirmation stated he would implement anti-abortion policies while overseeing Title X grants (source

What you can do

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Before joining a demonstration, review the First Amendment’s provisions on peaceful assembly at https://www.archives.gov/founding-docs/amendments-11-27#AmendmentI to understand your protest rights.

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To influence state reproductive health policy, go to https://www.usa.gov/state-legislative-websites, select your state legislature’s website, search for “abortion” or “reproductive health” bills, and submit written testimony or comments by the deadlines published there.

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For guidance on civil disobedience tactics and interacting with law enforcement during protests, download the ACLU’s Protesters’ Rights guide at https://www.aclu.org/know-your-rights/protesters-rights.