PHOTOS: 2021 Women’s March in DC

October 2, 2021, 12:53 PM

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The Women’s March returned to D.C. on Saturday and thousands are expected to travel through the streets.

The protest is expected to focus on recent legislation passed in Texas almost completely banning abortion and the Supreme Court’s decision not to intervene.

See photos below.

Editor’s note: Some photos contain strong language.

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With the U.S Capitol in the background, thousands of demonstrators march on Pennsylvania Avenue during the Women’s March in Washington, Saturday, Oct. 2, 2021. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

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Protesters take part in the Women’s March and Rally for Abortion Justice in Washington, DC, on October 2, 2021. (Photo by ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS / AFP)

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Demonstrators gather in Freedom Plaza ahead of a march for abortion rights through downtown Washington, D.C. on Oct. 2, 2021. (WTOP/Alejandro Alvarez)

(WTOP/Alejandro Alvarez)

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A woman dressed as Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg holds a riot shield at D.C.’s Freedom Plaza ahead of a Women’s March-led abortion rights rally on Oct. 2, 2021. (WTOP/Alejandro Alvarez)

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Demonstrators hold signs at the Women’s March Rally for Abortion Justice in Washington, D.C. on Oct. 2, 2021. (WTOP/Alejandro Alvarez)

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Abortion rights marchers hold signs at the edge of Freedom Plaza during a Women’s March event in Washington, D.C. on Oct. 2, 2021. (WTOP/Alejandro Alvarez)

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Buttons stand available for new arrivals to the Women’s March Rally for Abortion Justice in Washington, D.C. on Oct. 2, 2021. (WTOP/Alejandro Alvarez)

(WTOP/Alejandro Alvarez)

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Women’s March demonstrators turn their back to a small group of counter-protesters along the edge of Freedom Plaza during the Rally for Abortion Justice in Washington, D.C. on Oct. 2, 2021. (WTOP/Alejandro Alvarez)

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An abortion rights activist blocks an anti-abortion counter-protester on the edges Freedom Plaza during the Women’s March Rally for Abortion Justice in downtown Washington, D.C. on Oct. 2, 2021. (WTOP/Alejandro Alvarez)

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Demonstrators hold signs during the Women’s March rally at Freedom Plaza, in Washington, Saturday, Oct. 2, 2021. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

Protesters take part in the Women's March and Rally for Abortion Justice at the US Supreme Court in Washington, DC, on October 2, 2021. - The abortion rights battle took to the streets across the US, with hundreds of demonstrations planned as part of a new "Women's March" aimed at countering an unprecedented conservative offensive to restrict the termination of pregnancies. (Photo by Andrew CABALLERO-REYNOLDS / AFP) (Photo by ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS/AFP via Getty Images)

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Protesters take part in the Women’s March and Rally for Abortion Justice at the US Supreme Court in Washington, DC, on October 2, 2021. (Photo by ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS/AFP via Getty Images)

Protesters take part in the Women's March and Rally for Abortion Justice at the US Supreme Court in Washington, DC, on October 2, 2021. - The abortion rights battle took to the streets across the US, with hundreds of demonstrations planned as part of a new "Women's March" aimed at countering an unprecedented conservative offensive to restrict the termination of pregnancies. (Photo by Andrew CABALLERO-REYNOLDS / AFP) (Photo by ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS/AFP via Getty Images)

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Protesters take part in the Women’s March and Rally for Abortion Justice at the US Supreme Court in Washington, DC, on October 2, 2021. (Photo by Andrew CABALLERO-REYNOLDS / AFP)

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U.S. Capitol police officers outfitted in tactical gear separate abortion rights marchers from counter-protesters outside the Supreme Court in Washington, D.C. on Oct. 2, 2021. (WTOP/Alejandro Alvarez)