Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and 17 other lawmakers arrested outside US Supreme Court

The Congress members were attending a protest in support of abortion rights

Congresswoman Ocasio-Cortez is arrested outside the US Supreme Court during an abortion rights protest
Congresswoman Ocasio-Cortez is arrested outside the US Supreme Court during an abortion rights protest
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More than a dozen Democratic lawmakers were arrested outside the Supreme Court on Wednesday as they attended a protest in support of abortion rights in the aftermath of the seismic overturning of Roe vs. Wade.

The Democratic members of Congress gathered in front of the US Capitol before marching to the court building, chanting “our bodies, our choice” and “we won’t go back”, reported The Guardian.

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