WASHINGTON—Hours after sundown on Tuesday, hundreds of pro-abortion protesters remained outside the Supreme Court, but many struggled to explain the protest’s goal.
A little after 8 p.m., about 300 protesters still chanted, marched, played music, and stood outside the U.S. Supreme Court.
A few protesters said they were federal employees who said they weren’t legally allowed to be part of political protests.
“I cannot give you my full name. I work a federal job,” one said.
All the protesters The Epoch Times interviewed were from relatively near Washington. Many had gone to the protest immediately after work.
“I got home and made the sign and came straight,” said nurse Anna Mason.
Most of the protesters looked young. At times, they chanted obscene slogans.
Besides the classic “My body, my choice” chants, their chants included “[Expletive] Alito,” “[Expletive] the system, abort the whole [expletive] system,” “Pro-life is a lie, you don’t care if we die,” and “[Expletive] the court, [expletive] the law, we will make the system fall.”
A loudspeaker played “[Expletive] Tha Police,” and songs with sexually explicit lyrics.
The chalk messages they left also relied on expletives. “[Expletive] 12,” “[Expletive] the Court,” “[Expletive] Amy,” and “[Expletive] everyone who stood by silently” all appeared on the pavement.
Taika, 22, said abortion was important to her because if she had a child, she would commit suicide.
“If I had a child right now, I would probably kill myself and fall into financial ruin,” she said.
