WASHINGTON (WSVN) — Several House Democrats were arrested near the U.S. Supreme Court, as they protested the conservative majority’s decision last month to overturn the right to an abortion.
New York’s Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Ilhan Omar of Minnesota, Rashida Ta-Leeb of Michigan and 14 other lawmakers were taken into custody after blocking an intersection near the court.
On Friday, the Democratic-led house passed legislation that would enshrine abortion rights into federal law.
However, that measure is expected to fail in the Senate.
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