Pro-abortion activists flocked to Washington, DC on Monday, in anticipation of a potential release of the Supreme Court verdict on Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health, which could spell the end of federally protected abortion rights and revert the matter back to the states. The protest, dubbed ShutdownDC, was an attempt to do just that.
The Post Millennial's Hannah Nightingale shot footage of activists chanting against abortion confronting those who were in favor of the practice.
LIVE in DC: Anti-abortion protestors try to block ShutdownDC’s attempts to March through the streets near The Supreme Court
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Footage from @HannahNighting pic.twitter.com/xysFDynXkH
The two groups ended up in a shouting match. The groups offered competing chants and megaphone blasted messages.
LIVE in DC: Pro and anti-abortion protestors get into shouting match as ShutdownDC marches through the streets
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Footage from @HannahNighting pic.twitter.com/jqkHTi1RgP
They made their way to the Capitol complex, where pro-abortion activists blocked the intersection of First and Constitution by the Supreme Court.
They were surrounded by police. Chants of "protection at conception" were met with a man who shouted that "it's not a baby until it's motherf*cking born out of the f*cking p*ssy."
LIVE in DC: Police surround pro-life protestors by the Supreme Court to block off pro-abortion protestors, one shouts “it’s not a baby until it’s motherf*cking born out of the f*cking *ss p*ssy
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Footage from @HannahNighting pic.twitter.com/PyHEitlbGr
LIVE in DC: Pro-abortion protestors block the intersection of First and Constitution by the Supreme Court
— The Post Millennial (@TPostMillennial) June 13, 2022
Footage from @HannahNighting pic.twitter.com/qbLIPzr1Sa
LIVE in DC: Pro-abortion protestors block the intersection of Second and East Capitol by the Supreme Court
— The Post Millennial (@TPostMillennial) June 13, 2022
Footage from @HannahNighting pic.twitter.com/bEIubwEyum
On activist claimed to be assaulted by an officer after that officer repeatedly told him to back up, then moved the megaphone out of his face.
LIVE in DC: Pro-abortion protestor screams “assault” after officer pushed blaring megaphone away from his face
— The Post Millennial (@TPostMillennial) June 13, 2022
Footage from @HannahNighting pic.twitter.com/nTUO3NdDAP
LIVE in DC: Pro-abortion protestor calls a pro-life protestor a "trashy f*ck fat b*tch" and gets in people’s faces with a siren
— The Post Millennial (@TPostMillennial) June 13, 2022
Footage from @HannahNighting pic.twitter.com/3p3749IvxH
This after Justices Amy Coney Barrett, Brett Kavanaugh, and John Roberts have all been personally protested at their homes. An assassination attempt was made on the life of Justice Kavanaugh.
Activists with Rise Up 4 Abortion Rights slept outside the Supreme Court on Sunday night to be ready for their day of action. Security fencing surrounds the court.
We're sleeping outside #SCOTUS to call EVERYONE who cares about women to get to DC & STAY!
— Rise Up 4 Abortion Rights (@riseup4abortion) June 13, 2022
It must become clear to all in power that we will sooner bring the gears of society to a grinding halt through mass nonviolent resistance than allow the right to abortion to be taken away. pic.twitter.com/C03JF0bYIh
A draft decision on the Dobbs case was leaked by an unknown source in May. That draft indicated that a ruling had been made that would see the reversal of the 1973 Roe v Wade decision that made abortion access legal across the country.
Many states in recent months have issued laws banning abortion in all but the early weeks of pregnancy. Other states have "trigger laws" that would ban abortion once the ruling drops, while other states, such as New York, California, New Jersey, Connecticut and Colorado have stated their intention to become "sanctuary states" for abortion.
This is a breaking story and will be updated.
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