Supreme Court Protests
Abortion activists target the homes of six conservative Supreme Court justices.
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A pro-choice activist protesting outside the home of Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett in Falls Church, Virginia, on Wednesday disparaged the justice's views on abortion by claiming she does not know what it's like to bring a baby to term.
Barret has five biological children and two adopted children
."It's also possible that the fact that she's an adoptive mother is influencing her ability to see what it's like to carry a pregnancy to term," the protester told a reporter in video obtained by Fox News Digital.
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Pro-abortion protestors gathered outside of Chief Justice Roberts' house Wednesday to protest the leaked draft opinion overturning Roe v. Wade
Virginia Republican governor says he requested security for the justices' homes, outlines other measures he is taking in his state on 'Your World.'
First on Fox: Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., on Wednesday called on the Justice Department to investigate protesters who have been intimidating U.S. Supreme Court Justices after a draft opinion that would overturn Roe v. Wade was published.
"The past week has witnessed the spectacle of coordinated intimidation against Supreme Court Justices," McConnell wrote in a letter to Attorney General Merrick Garland. "Following the unprecedented leak of a draft opinion in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, agitators have descended on the homes of Supreme Court Justices in an overt attempt to change course of that pending litigation."
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“Senate Democrats’ latest failed attempt to impose their radical late-term abortion agenda is another reminder of how extreme and out of touch they are," RNC Chairwoman Ronna McDaniel said in a press release Wednesday evening. "Americans overwhelmingly support commonsense pro-life protections and limits on abortion, but Democrats are doubling down on taxpayer-funded, unlimited abortion on demand up to the moment of birth. Voters will hold Biden and Democrats accountable for being radical, cruel, and anti-science come November.”
The Democratic-led bill to guarantee abortion access nationwide failed to advance in the Senate Wednesday in a show vote designed to draw sharp political lines ahead of the midterm elections.
Vice President Kamala Harris presided over the vote on the Women’s Health Protection Act. It needed 60 votes to advance, but died in a 51 to 49 vote with West Virginia Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin joining with all Republicans in voting no.
President Biden immediately condemned Republicans for blocking the abortion rights legislation at a time when "women’s constitutional rights are under unprecedented attack." He called on voters to elect more Democrats in November, so the legislation can get passed next year.
Fox News' Marisa Schultz contributed to this report
The office of Virginia's Republican Gov. Glenn Youngkin confirmed to Fox News Digital on Wednesday evening that it has asked Fairfax County police to extend the perimeter around the homes of the Supreme Court justices being targeted by pro-abortion protesters.
In addition, Youngkin's office says Virginia State Police will be available to assist.
A pro-choice group is planning protests outside the homes of all six Republican-appointed justices of the Supreme Court - Justices John Roberts, Clarence Thomas, Samuel Alito, Neil Gorsuch, Brett Kavanaugh and Amy Coney Barrett – in what the group is calling "Walk-by Wednesday."
The protests come in response to a leaked Supreme Court opinion that shows the landmark 1973 Supreme Court case Roe v. Wade is possibly on the verge of being struck down.
“Attorney General Garland continues to be briefed on security matters related to the Supreme Court and Supreme Court Justices," Justice Department Spokesperson Anthony Coley said in a statement Wednesday evening as a pro-choice group is set to march on the homes of conservative Supreme Court justices.
The statement added, "The Attorney General directed the U.S. Marshals Service to help ensure the Justices’ safety by providing additional support to the Marshal of the Supreme Court and Supreme Court Police.”
A pro-choice group is planning protests outside the homes of all six Republican-appointed justices of the Supreme Court - Justices John Roberts, Clarence Thomas, Samuel Alito, Neil Gorsuch, Brett Kavanaugh and Amy Coney Barrett – in what the group is calling "Walk-by Wednesday."
The far-left group known as "Ruth Sent Us" has repeatedly targeted conservative justices' homes as part of an ongoing left-wing pressure campaign aimed at influencing the court to uphold Roe v. Wade, after a leaked draft opinion suggested the court is on the verge of overturning its verdict in the 1973 case.
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