Pro-choice activists called on Congress to “pack the courts” in a spontaneous demonstration outside the barricaded Supreme Court in Washington, D.C. on Monday evening, after a draft opinion leaked overturning the Roe v. Wade (1973) decision.
As Breitbart News noted, Politico obtained a leaked draft majority opinion by Justice Samuel Alito, holding narrowly that Roe v. Wade was no longer precedent, that there is no constitutional right to abortion, and that states must decide the issue.
Barricades were immediately set up outside the Court to prevent attacks on the building, and demonstrators soon arrived. Some were inclined to hold silent vigil. Others vented their fury: “What do we want? Abortion! When do we want it? Now!”
Signs spotted at the demonstration included the traditional slogan “Keep abortion safe + legal.” Others stated: “If I wanted SCOTUS in my…
