17 US lawmakers, including AOC, arrested during abortion protest

17 members were arrested during the abortion rights protests, including Michigan Rep. Rashida Tribe (left) and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio Cortez from New York (right) (Image: Getty, Reuters, Douglas Blair/Twitter)

Seventeen US lawmakers were arrested at a rally on abortion outside the Capitol. One of them was clearly handcuffed.

Progressives among those arrested include Rep. Alexandria Ocasio Cortez (New York), Ilhan Omar (Minnesota), Ayanna Pressley (Massachusetts), Rashida Tribe (Michigan) and Corey Bush (Missouri). There was a squad member, a group of Diet members. .. ).

Congressman Ocasio Cortez clenched his hands behind him as Capitol Police led him away. Some conservative commentators ridiculed his position and accused him of being a “wives ghost”.

Congressman Ocasio Cortez’s office issued a brief explanation statement on Twitter After his arrest.

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The protest was organized to protest the recent Supreme Court decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, which violated federal protections against abortion.

Carolyn Maloney, Ocasio Cortez’s New York counterpart, issued an official statement shortly after the mass arrest: “If a woman does not manage her body and make decisions about her health, including assisted reproductive technology, there is no democracy.”

Other Democrats arrested include Rep. Carolyn Maloney (DN.Y.). Andy Levin (Michigan), Catherine Clark (Massachusetts), Alma Adams (North Carolina), jackie lance (California), Nydia Velasquez (New York), Madeline Dean (Pennsylvania), Ian Schakowsky (Irinoy), Bonnie Watson Coleman (New Jersey), Sarah Jacobs (California), Barbara Lee (California), Veronica Escobar (Texas).

The congressman wore a green bow tie emblazoned with the slogan “No Backdown.”