Thursday’s protest is accompanied by a series of demonstrations across the nation in recent days following the overthrow of Roe v. Wade by the Supreme Court. The ruling last week ended a federally protected right to an abortion, leaving the matter to the states. Protesters for abortion rights marched to the U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday, holding placards, chanting and shouting slogans such as “We will not go back, we will not return, our human rights are under attack.”
The group collectively sat on the corner of Constitution Ave. NE and First St. NE, just a few meters from the US Supreme Court and Capitol, to what the organizers said was an act of political disobedience. Protesters received several verbal warnings from U.S. Capitol police officers who told them the rally was illegal before several of them were arrested.
“181 people were arrested for overcrowding, obstruction or trespassing (DC Code § 22–1307) for closing the intersection of Syntagma Avenue, NE and First Street, NE,” Capitol police wrote on Twitter. President Joe Biden said earlier Thursday that he would support the Senate expulsion – the 60-vote threshold required for most legislation – to codify abortion rights and the right to privacy through legislation. passed by Congress, but chances face a difficult battle Chu said she is stepping up her calls for the abolition of the filmmaker and is pushing for the passage of the Women’s Health Protection Act, which she backed and passed in the House of Representatives last year. , but was ousted by Senate Republicans in February with Republican Sen. Joe Manchin of West Virginia voting with Republicans in opposition.
“Lives are at stake and this struggle is far from over,” she said.
