Sunday 19 June 2022 04:46 AM Pro-choice protesters brandish toy DOLLS outside Supreme Court Justice Amy ... trends now
Pro-aborition activists dressed in blood-soaked outfits and brandishing dolls held a protest outside the home of Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett on Saturday as the court is poised to overturn Roe V. Wade in the coming weeks.
Protesters from the Rise Up 4 Abortion Rights group gathered outside Barrett's home in Falls Church, Virginia, waving signs calling on the Supreme Court to protect women's federal abortion rights.
The group also carried dolls and wore white pants with blood stains around the crotch, which they said represented an increase in the number of forced births that would take place if Barrett and her fellow conservative justices strike down Roe v. Wade.
It's the latest set of demonstrations outside the homes of the justices following a leak last month that showed the conservative majoritiy's willingness to end the landmark abortion ruling.
Members of the Rise Up 4 Abortion Rights group protested outside the home of Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett on Saturday, calling on her to uphold women's federal right to abortion
The protesters had their mouths tapped, wore blood-stained pants and carried around toy dolls during the demonstration. They said they were dawning symbols of the forced births that would take place if Roe V. Wade were overturned
The women stood outside Barrett's home in Falls Church, Viriginia, while hightened security was nearby following an attempted murder case outside Justice Brett Kavanaugh's home last week
It was the latest protests spurnned on by a leaked document from the high court showing that the conservative majority were poised to strike down America's landmarkt abortion ruling
The protests have been centered outside the Supreme Court and at the homes of Barrett (top right) and her fellow conservative justices. Lawmakers have increased security around the justices and their families
Protests have erupted in Washington D.C. and across the country over the expected ruling, with many fearing for the justices' safety after protesters began demonstrating outside their homes and country clubs.
Last week, protester Nicholas Roske, 26, was arrested and charged with attempted murder after police found him carrying a handgun, ammunition, a crow bar and pepper spray near Justice Brett Kavanaugh's home.
Prosecutors say Roske traveled from California to the justice's home in Chevy Chase, Maryland, with the intent of killing Kavanaugh, and then himself, because he was allegedly upset over the expected overturn of Roe V. Wade.
A Catholic native of Washington, Kavanaugh's nomination in 2018 to the high court drew particularly heated debates over his views toward women and abortion rights.
His confirmation gave conservatives a 5-4 majority on the court, which grew further when Catholic, stridently anti-abortion Barrett joined in October 2020 following the death of abortion-rights chamption Ruth Bader Ginsburg.
