Tens of thousands join protests across US in support of abortion rights

Demonstrators march outside the US Supreme Court during the Women’s March in Washington (Jose Luis Magana/AP)

Thousands of people have marched on the US Supreme Court in Washington as part of nationwide protests demanding continued access to abortion, as conservative politicians and judges put it in jeopardy.

Demonstrators filled the streets surrounding the court, shouting “My body, my choice” and armed with placards reading “Mind your own uterus” and “I love someone who had an abortion”.