Missoula, Butte, Billings, Bozeman, Helena, and Great Falls Protest Roe V Wade Turnover on July 4th
The Big Sky State is not Immune
“Our country was not based on the freedom to ‘abort’ as the story alludes to but true freedom is based in “Life Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness.”
By: Jackie Coffin KPAX
BILLINGS – Protesters turned out across Montana Monday as demonstrations continued against the recent US Supreme Court ruling overturning Roe v. Wade.
About 100 people turned out in Billings for the first of two protests planned for the Fourth of July holiday and said it’s the very concepts the holiday represents that brought them out to demonstrate Monday.
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The first protest occurred at the Yellowstone County Courthouse at 10 a.m., and the second Fourth of July protest is planned for 7 p.m. at the Metra, where the city will hold a fireworks display.
“I can’t think about anything more patriotic than to be out here saying this is not okay, we are not okay with this, you’re taking away somebody’s rights,” says Anna LaFountain, a protester at Monday’s event. “I think that’s what our nation is founded on, and there’s nothing else I’d rather be doing.”
Similar demonstrations tailored to the holiday have been seen throughout the holiday weekend, including people dressed as the Statute of Liberty marching in the Livingston Roundup Parade. An outfit was also seen at a protest in Eureka.
Fourth of July, reproductive rights protests were planned for Missoula, Butte, Billings, Bozeman, Helena, Great Falls, and more.
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