U.S. Rep. Veronica Escobar arrested at SCOTUS for protesting Roe reversal

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U.S. Rep. Veronica Escobar, D-El Paso, was arrested Tuesday for blocking the streets whereas protesting the U.S. Supreme Court’s reversal of abortion rights.

Escobar was a part of an indication to protect entry to abortion with a number of different Democratic congresswomen, together with high-profile Reps. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y.; Carolyn Maloney, D-N.Y.; Ilhan Omar, D-Minn.; and Ayanna Pressley, D-Mass; all of whom have been additionally arrested.

Capitol Police tweeted that they arrested 35 protesters, together with 17 members of Congress. They stated they issued a number of warnings earlier than making the arrests.

U.S. Rep. Sylvia Garcia, D-Houston, was additionally a part of the demonstration, however she was not arrested, her spokesperson informed The Texas Tribune.

The protest comes days after House Democrats voted to codify a federal safety for abortion entry and explicitly allow interstate journey to obtain an abortion. The invoice, dubbed the Women’s Health Protection Act, attracted huge assist throughout the caucus, with 215 cosponsors.

All Democrats within the Texas delegation cosponsored the invoice, aside from South Texas reasonable Reps. Henry Cuellar and Vicente Gonzalez. Gonzalez ended up voting for the measure, however Cuellar voted in opposition to it.

The measures are unlikely to go within the Senate, the place 60 votes are wanted to interrupt a Republican filibuster.

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