BLACKSBURG, Va. (WFXR) — Dozens of people crowded the streets of downtown Blacksburg on Monday in order to protest the overturning of Roe v. Wade by the Supreme Court.

Organizers of the event say their goal is to have their voices heard while speaking their minds in a peaceful and productive way.

“Our voices will not be silenced. With power and passion, we will make clear to those in office that we refuse to tolerate the overturning of our rights,” rally organizer Kacie Roller stated over a megaphone.

According to protesters, women’s rights are now lost in America, so it’s important for community members to understand what that means.

“We understand without the freedom of choice, many lives will become devalued and put in danger,” said Roller.

However, many anti-abortion organizations do not believe that is true.

“No woman should ever feel, as myself and many other women did, no woman should ever feel that the only option she has is to have an abortion. That’s just not pro-women at all,” said Olivia Gans Turner, president of the Virginia Society for Human Life and the director of American Victims of Abortion.

According to Turner, the Supreme Court’s ruling gives women more options, adding that it is important to understand that women get pregnant in all kinds of situations, so they need to be assured there are different ways they can cope.

For example, Turner says Virginia has over 40 pregnancy resource centers that offer women free services, such as medical care, legal advice, housing, educational opportunities, job placement, and child care.

She also wants to see lawmakers in Richmond write up a bill where tax dollars will be used to provide expanded access to healthcare services, specifically for women.

“For instance, legislation like assistance with perinatal hospice programs, which is a new field of medicine that many families face the diagnosis that a baby might not be able to live outside of the womb,” Turner said. “They need to be taught about that. They need the Department of Health to have that information made available through websites and funding.”

Meanwhile, those rallying in Blacksburg on Monday, June 27 say they fear their rights will continue to be stripped away.

“We have aspirations, we have stories, we have a purpose, and we deserve decent human rights,” one protester said.

Another protester, Maddie Price, tells WFXR News she came to Monday’s rally because she does not want other women to lose their rights because of the Supreme Court’s decision.

“I’m here not only for women, but just in support of every single person in the world with a uterus,” said Price.

Price encourages people to stand up for their rights, protest, sign a petition, talk to legislators, and serve as a voice.