Members of the Radcliffe Union of Students, Harvard Students for Choice, and other Harvard students join area pro-choice supporters in a walk to the Massachusetts State House to rally against Congress' slash of funding for Planned Parenthood and other women's health initiatives.
Akanksha Sharma '14, with members of the Radcliffe Union of Students, Harvard Students for Choice, and other Harvard Students, leads a chant at Boston's Walk for Choice in support of Planned Parenthood and other women's health initiatives.
Members of the Radcliffe Union of Students, Harvard Students for Choice, and other Harvard students join area pro-choice activists in a walk to the Massachusetts State House to rally against Congress' slash of funding for women's health initiatives.
A member of the Radcliffe Union of Students sports buttons to convey the group's message. RUS is also known for their popular "This Is What a Feminist Looks Like" Facebook campaign.
Harvard students come in contact with another group of activists en route to Boston Commons. Without a permit to march, protest organizers asked participants to stay in small groups to avoid the ire of passerby and police.
An unidentified protester holds up a sign outside of the State House.
An amendment to the bill proposed by Mike Pence of Indiana would cut all of Planned Parenthood's federal funding, reducing the organization's budget by 40 percent. Walk for Choice participants hoped to underscore the notion that this budget does not only fund abortions, but also cervical cancer screenings and contraceptive visits.
