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(Reuters) -   Thousands of abortion rights supporters are protesting across the United States on Saturday, starting what organizers said would be "a summer of rage" if the U.S. Supreme Court overturns the Roe v. Wade case that legalized abortion nationwide.

Here are some voices from the rallies in New York, Washington, Atlanta and Los Angeles:

   

Gabriela Fraga, 35, held a "pregnant by choice" sign at New York's rally. Fraga, who was born and raised in a Catholic family in Peru, is 32-weeks pregnant and said she has always been very pro-choice. 

   

"I believe in the fundamental right of all people who are able of bearing children to make decisions. That belief has only further solidified going through pregnancy myself," she said.

   

"I only became pregnant when I became pregnant because I had the conditions - material, emotional, psychological - to allow for a good life for this child that I'm very excited to have."

   

Jillian Larussa, 27, said Roe v. Wade should be made into law "because this is healthcare." 

   

"This isn't the end," she said as she marched over the Brooklyn Bridge. "This is gonna happen for gay marriage, it's gonna happen for contraceptives so it's important we hit the streets and we fight against it before we lose rights."

Elizabeth Leek, a 75-year-old massage therapist, was holding a sign that read "Grandma Says Respect Women's Choices" and wearing a flower crown at the "Bans Off Our Bodies" rally in front of the Washington Monument.

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(Reuters) -   Thousands of abortion rights supporters are protesting across the United States on Saturday, starting what organizers said would be "a summer of rage" if the U.S. Supreme Court overturns the Roe v. Wade case that legalized abortion nationwide.

Here are some voices from the rallies in New York, Washington, Atlanta and Los Angeles:

   

Gabriela Fraga, 35, held a "pregnant by choice" sign at New York's rally. Fraga, who was born and raised in a Catholic family in Peru, is 32-weeks pregnant and said she has always been very pro-choice. 

   

"I believe in the fundamental right of all people who are able of bearing children to make decisions. That belief has only further solidified going through pregnancy myself," she said.

   

"I only became pregnant when I became pregnant because I had the conditions - material, emotional, psychological - to allow for a good life for this child that I'm very excited to have."

   

Jillian Larussa, 27, said Roe v. Wade should be made into law "because this is healthcare." 

   

"This isn't the end," she said as she marched over the Brooklyn Bridge. "This is gonna happen for gay marriage, it's gonna happen for contraceptives so it's important we hit the streets and we fight against it before we lose rights."

Elizabeth Leek, a 75-year-old massage therapist, was holding a sign that read "Grandma Says Respect Women's Choices" and wearing a flower crown at the "Bans Off Our Bodies" rally in front of the Washington Monument.

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