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polo sandoval is in new york and naddio romero is live in atlanta. so let s check in with shimon prokupecz. what are you seeing? reporter: yeah, so thousands out here now, fredricka. as they listen to some of the speakers. that are taking the stage here, local politician and other folks from planned parenthood. speaking to the crowd and getting them fired up. and then look apr this crowd here as you see signs everywhere here for many of the people who have come here from all across the country. places like seattle, and other parts of west coast and people who drove here from baltimore, and from new york city. all wanting to be here to fight, they say, as they begin what they say a new phase in this fight. they are saying that they are fighting for abortion access, the concern being that many people who can t afford, who are living in poverty, this will effect them the most. and so many of them out here today fighting, voicing their opinion after the leaked draft opini ....
What is happening. reporter: one of the big goals and what we re hearing from the speakers is that abortion is still safe and legal in the southeast even though we have some of the most astrictive bans across this part of the country. any big pull is to vote for voter reg station. not just when there is an presidential election but in local and state elections to be involved to be active to know what is going on in your communities. so i asked one of the organizers why not put your energies and your efforts into preventing unwanted pregnancies and she said number one, why shun might get an abortion is no one s business. that is a personal health care decision for that person to make. she then said there are misconceptions that abortion is only linked to unwanted pregnancies. take a listen. i actually spoke with someone who told me her story yesterday. about the fact that she was pregnant, she wanted her child, but at four months there were complications. ....