The overturning of Roe v. Wade on Friday drew a massive crowd to downtown Reno. Hundreds gathered by 7 p.m. at the Bruce R. Thompson U.S. Courthouse and Federal Building. The massive crowd grew so large, people spilled onto South Virginia Street. A single megaphone was not enough for speakers to cut through loud chants by the crowd.

Numerous passersby honked, screamed and chanted in support of those protesting what they said was a devastating decision by the U.S. Supreme Court to overturn the 50-year ruling that paved protected the right of women to get an abortion.

Groups such as Planned Parenthood Mar Monte, Indivisible Nevada, the ACLU of Nevada and the Wild West Action Fund of Nevada participated in last night’s protest.

“We’re gathered this evening to grieve,” said Mauren Scott, with Wild West Action of Fund, which helps woman pay for abortions in Nevada.

Scott said, while based in Nevada, the fund, which is a non-profit, helps reduce abortion costs not just from people in urban and rural Nevada, but other states where abortion is now illegal.

The group marched through downtown Reno and shut down Virginia Street for hours until after dark.

HD video shot on a Panasonic GH5s Mark II by Bob Conrad, videographer.