California Rep. Judy Chu was arrested today alongside over 180 people at an abortion rights rally on Capitol grounds.
was overturned, I immediately thought of who would be most harmed by this decision: a young girl who is a survivor of rape, a woman who cannot afford to travel to another state to access critical care, an expecting mother with an ectopic pregnancy whose life is in danger because she cannot have an abortion," Chu said in a statement after her arrest.
"So, when I think of all these women — and more — the decision to join in a peaceful demonstration to make clear we will not allow the clock to be rolled back on abortion rights was easy," she added. "We are in this together and we will not back down or be silenced." "I am ramping up my calls to abolish the Senate filibuster — and actively exploring every option to ensure we pass my bill, the
, which establishes a federal right to abortion care, and have it signed into law. Lives are at stake and this fight is far from over."
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