.AOC, Ilhan, and 15 other lawmakers were arrested today outside the Supreme Court.
, which protected a person's federal right to an abortion. The reversal, which officially happened on June 24, comes as a blow to reproductive-rights advocates and healthcare providers.
Demonstrators marched from the Capitol to the Supreme Court, chanting"our bodies, our choice" and"we won't go back." Within minutes of arriving, police reportedly ordered the protest to cease and desist, but demonstrators sat on the street and chanted,"The people, united, will never be divided." According to the, demonstrators had been given three warnings to get off the street, then were arrested for blocking traffic.
"Today I was arrested in a civil disobedience action at the Supreme Court to protest Roe v Wade getting overturned and the assault on reproductive rights across the country,"."I will do whatever it takes, including putting my body on the line, to protect our fundamental rights." Today I was arrested in a civil disobedience action at the Supreme Court to protest Roe v Wade getting overturned and the assault on reproductive rights across the country.
I will do whatever it takes, including putting my body on the line, to protect our fundamental rights.
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