Thousands gather in Washington for Women's March and support Kamala Harris ahead of Election Day

WASHINGTON — Tuesday is election day and Saturday thousands of people traveled to Washington to make their voices heard by participating in the Women's March.

The march started in 2017 after Former President Donald Trump’s inauguration. Several of the people who attended talked about the importance of being in the district and how several states will have the right to an abortion on the ballot.

The Women's March is leading a charge for women's rights but also for Kamala Harris' campaign.

"I want to be here and do this, to make sure that when they grow up, they don't have to have that fear,” Rebecca Jablonski who came to the rally from New Jersey, said.

People from near and far said they are in D.C. not only for themselves but their loved ones and future generations.

"While we don't have daughters, we feel like we're here standing up for everyone else's daughters,” Jackie Grannis-Phoenix, who came to the rally from Maine said.

The Women's March took over Freedom Plaza and then marched through Constitution Avenue to the Ellipse with a firm message. 

The crowd continued to chant “we won’t go back.”

"It's their right, it's our right to do what we want,” Terre Miller, from North Carolina, said.

They're specifically fighting for the right to choose when it comes to an abortion - after the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade in 2022, more than a dozen states banning or heavily restricting abortions.

"I was from the '70s, absolutely, and I never knew there was going to be anything but the ability to have abortions if you needed it,” Miller said.

"I see the state of the world and it makes me a little nervous and anxious,” Jablonski said.

In Maryland, reproductive rights are in the hands of voters this year.

Question 1 on the Maryland ballot asks voters to approve or oppose amending the state constitution to add the right to reproductive freedom, codifying abortion protection.

"When we think about this political climate, we're in most people think 'oh what's the point? why should we vote? like it's just not going to do anything but that's not the case,” Jablonski said.

This year nine other states, including battleground states Arizona and Nevada, are also set to vote on abortion amendments on their ballots this year.

"It's going to do so much, like your voice matters,” Jablonski said.