US Rep Ilhan Omar among 17 lawmakers arrested at abortion rights protest
India Today
US Rep Ilhan Omar was one of 17 lawmakers arrested during an abortion rights protest outside the Supreme Court in Washington, DC on Tuesday.
Minnesota US Rep Ilhan Omar was arrested, along with 17 other members of Congress, during a demonstration outside the US Supreme Court in Washington, DC on Tuesday.
Omar was participating in a civil disobedience action outside the court over its recent decision to end constitutional protections for abortion.
On June 24, the US Supreme Court overturned the nearly 50-year old ruling of Roe v Wade. In Minnesota, abortion remains legal under the 1995 decision of Doe v Gomez.
Today I was arrested while participating in a civil disobedience action with my fellow Members of Congress outside the Supreme Court.I will continue to do everything in my power to raise the alarm about the assault on our reproductive rights! pic.twitter.com/rpFYOGBDf4
On Sunday, thousands marched in St Paul for abortion rights at a rally organised by UnRestrict Minnesota.
