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As state lawmakers prepared to vote on a bill to require women to undergo an ultrasound exam before having an abortion, several hundred people gathered at the State Capitol on Monday to protest that and other anti-abortion proposals from Republican legislators.
Many of those at the morning protest made their point without speaking.
"Shame" blared the hand-drawn yellow letters on the front of one protester's shirt. "If you can cut off my reproductive choice, can I cut off yours??" read the back.
Other demonstrators used more blunt metaphors.
Some wore duct tape over their mouths with the word "Choice" written on it. One woman displayed a metal coat hanger, intended to evoke memories of back-alley abortions from the days when the procedure was illegal.
On eve of abortion bill vote, hundreds protest
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Article Source: PilotOnline.com / HamptonRoads.com
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The protest was organized through a Facebook page dubbed "Speak Loudly With Silence," said Morgan Zito, a Virginia Beach native involved with the demonstration.
"There's a new generation that's been electrified by what's going on in Virginia," said state Sen. Janet Howell, a Fairfax County Democrat.
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