Washington Times · Jun 24, 2022
Pro-choice protester climbs D.C.’s Douglass bridge, shuts down traffic
A woman holds a sign saying “liars” with a justice’s robe, as she protests in favor of Roe v. Wade, Thursday, June 23, 2022, outside the Supreme Court in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)A pro-choice protester shut down traffic on the Frederick Douglass Memorial Bridge in Southeast D.C. Friday after the U.S. Supreme Court struck down Roe v. Wade, the 1973 ruling that legalized abortion nationwide.
The protester scaled one of the bridge’s arches and set off a green flare, and he brought a green banner with him.