17 Members of Congress Arrested During Supreme Court Protest
Written by Site Hub on July 21, 2022
Earlier this week, seventeen members of Congress were among those arrested during an abortion rights demonstration outside the Supreme Court. According to the U.S. Capitol Police, they made a total of 35 arrests for crowding, obstructing, or incommoding. Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Representative Carolyn Maloney were among those arrested.
Rep. Carolyn Maloney stated: “There is no democracy if women do not have control over their own bodies and decisions about their own health, including reproductive care. I have the privilege of representing a state where reproductive rights are respected and protected — the least I can do is put my body on the line for the 33 million women at risk of losing their rights. The Republican Party and the right-wing extremists behind this decision are not pro-life, but pro-controlling the bodies of women, girls, and any person who can become pregnant. Their ultimate goal is to institute a national ban on abortion. We will not let them win. We will be back.”
Source: CBS News
