Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Rashida Tlaib and Ilhan Omar Arrested at Supreme Court Abortion Protest

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Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY), is arrested outside the U.S. Supreme Court during a protest of the court overturning Roe v. Wade in Washington D.C. on July 19, 2022. (photo: Al Drago/Bloomberg/Getty Images)

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Rashida Tlaib and Ilhan Omar Arrested at Supreme Court Abortion Protest

BBC News

20 july 22

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During Abortion Rights Protests

At least 17 Democratic members of the US Congress have been arrested at an abortion rights protest in Washington DC, police say.

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Rashida Tlaib and Ilhan Omar were among those detained near the Supreme Court.

They were seen chanting "hands off our bodies" and blocking a street before being led away by police.

The protest follows a Supreme Court ruling that ended the nationwide right to abortion.