Bay Area Congresswomen Barbara Lee and Jackie Speier were among 35 people who were arrested during an abortion rights protest outside the U.S. Supreme Court. 'One has a moral responsibility to push back against unjust laws,' Lee said.
They were part of a group of demonstrators who were blocking a street near the Supreme Court building. of her at the protest as well as her arrest and said, "One has a moral responsibility to push back against unjust laws. Today, I am standing up for reproductive freedom and bodily autonomy with the millions who have had their rights stripped away by inhumane policies."
Speier referenced the late civil rights leader John Lewis, as she tweeted, "I've never been arrested before but I can hear the late congressman John Lewis imploring me to get in good trouble. We must be willing to speak out for patients who have the right to health care, and the fundamental right to bodily autonomy."
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