Keara Brown, originally from Columbus, Ohio, came with her Washington, D.C. team from pro-life group Live Action. They attended the pro-life rally outside the U.S. Supreme Court on Dec. 1, 2021. / Katie Yoder/CNA
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Groups gathered outside the Supreme Court on Wednesday, Dec. 1, ahead of oral arguments in the case Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health. / Katie Yoder
Washington D.C., Dec 1, 2021 / 07:15 am (CNA).
This post will be continuously updated.
As the Supreme Court is set to hear arguments in the case Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health, activists both opposed and in favor of abortion rights gathered outside the court in the early morning hours on Wednesday, Dec. 1.
CNA is outside the court and will be providing on-the-ground updates. (All times EST.)
9:02 a.m. This is Marion, from Mississippi. She told CNA that she remembers Roe v. Wade, and says that her generation allowed it to happen. That’s why, she said, her generation must also work to reverse it.
The Supreme Court first heard arguments in Roe v. Wade on Dec. 13, 1971, almost exactly 50 years ago. The case was then re-argued in front of the court on Oct. 11, 1972, and the court announced their decision in the case on Jan. 22, 1973.
Meet Marion from Mississippi. She remembers Roe v. Wade, and says that her generation allowed it to happen. That’s why, she says, her generation must also work to reverse it. She’s outside the Supreme Court today for #DobbsvJackson. pic.twitter.com/N9z3CQcima
— Catholic News Agency (@cnalive) December 1, 2021
8:00 a.m.: It’s a chilly 36 degrees, but people have assembled in front of the Supreme Court. A fence serves as a physical barrier between the two opposing groups.
People are braving the 36-degree weather to arrive at the Supreme Court in Washington, D.C., ahead of the #DobbsvJackson oral arguments at the Supreme Court. The case directly challenges Roe v. Wade. pic.twitter.com/NekfHtkqYA
— Catholic News Agency (@cnalive) December 1, 2021
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