SAN MATEO -- Families came together Saturday at Central Park in San Mateo to demonstrate for abortion rights with a focus on student activism almost two months after a Supreme Court decision overturned Roe v. Wade.
Organizers used the first week of school to bring together students, teachers and parents from local high schools on the Peninsula. They were eager to have younger voices take part in a protest and want to see attention remain focused on the issue as the midterm elections approach."I'm thrilled that they want to speak up," said Rachel Cyr, event organizer."I don't think we would have yelled like this generation does and I'm proud of them.
"I'm fighting for all the women and all the people who can't be here," said Kelsey Fjell-Walton, a science teacher at Burlingame High School. She says her goal is to encourage her students to speak out about this issue and also learn about the data around unsafe abortions and the maternal mortality rate in the country.
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