{"id":253491,"date":"2021-09-20T10:37:38","date_gmt":"2021-09-20T15:37:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.liveaction.org\/news\/?p=253491"},"modified":"2021-09-18T16:55:11","modified_gmt":"2021-09-18T21:55:11","slug":"abortion-protest-brett-kavanaugh","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/abortion-protest-brett-kavanaugh\/","title":{"rendered":"Pro-abortion activists protest at Brett Kavanaugh&#8217;s home"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;\" class=\"sharethis-inline-share-buttons\" ><\/div><p>Abortion activists took to the streets outside of Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh&#8217;s home last Monday to protest his part in refusing to block the Texas Heartbeat Act.<\/p>\n<p>According to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.marylandmatters.org\/blog\/abortion-rights-advocates-march-on-kavanaughs-chevy-chase-home\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Maryland Matters<\/a>, about 50 protestors gathered outside the home Kavanaugh shares with his family on Monday evening, calling for the Supreme Court Justice to resign. The rally was organized by the activist group Shut Down DC, which was vocal about the event on social media.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border: none; overflow: hidden;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/post.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2FStrikeDC%2Fposts%2F562747501726123&amp;show_text=true&amp;width=500\" width=\"500\" height=\"684\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>The group marched along the quiet neighborhood streets carrying signs and yelling chants like, &#8220;my body, my choice,&#8221; and &#8220;resign now.&#8221; Pro-abortion messaging was also chalked on the sidewalk outside Kavanaugh&#8217;s home.<\/p>\n<p>Two women with the group Students for Life reportedly <a href=\"https:\/\/studentsforlife.org\/2021\/09\/16\/male-abortion-supporter-shoves-pro-life-woman-at-kavanaugh-protest\/\">attended the protest<\/a> in an attempt to interview protesters about the reasons for their protest. They were met with hostility, and two people they interviewed claimed that human life does not begin until birth, emphasizing the fact that a woman should be able to decide the fate of the child in her womb.<\/p>\n<p><strong>READ: <em><a href=\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/abortion-twist-kavanaugh-contraceptive-mandate\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Abortion supporters twist Kavanaugh\u2019s words on contraceptive mandate case<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>On its <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shutdowndc.org\/updates\/shutdowndc-to-senate-dems-shut-up-and-pass-some-laws?fbclid=IwAR1q-dOO87D1_KcVurQ0r6Kj2cKLJMXbG1gSkYvXeAoK9h3QqbZTPzci12E\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">website<\/a>, the group called Kavanaugh &#8220;the Court\u2019s most anti-woman justice,&#8221; a belief that may demonstrate why they chose to single him out for the protest; Kavanaugh was one of five Supreme Court Justices who voted to let the Texas law stand. \u201cMake no mistake, what\u2019s happening to reproductive justice and abortion rights is far bigger than one person,\u201d organizers said. \u201cBut Kavanaugh is playing a key role, and so far he\u2019s been protected from any backlash. No more.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Tuesday, Senate Judiciary Committee members from both political parties blasted the event, with Democrats\u00a0Richard J. Durbin and\u00a0Patrick Leahy joining their Republican counterparts in denouncing the demonstration.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It is absolutely unacceptable from my point of view to involve and major public figure\u2019s family or their home or to involve yourself in criminal trespass in the name of political freedom of speech. There are proper venues to express yourself and I don\u2019t believe a person\u2019s home or their family should be fair game in this business,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/news.bloomberglaw.com\/us-law-week\/kavanaugh-home-protest-criticized-by-senators-in-both-parties\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">said Durbin<\/a>.\u00a0&#8220;I don\u2019t care whether you\u2019re right or left, that is unacceptable as far as I\u2019m concerned in expressing your political feelings,&#8221; he added.<\/p>\n<p>Republican Chuck Grassley agreed, saying, \u201cThis protest looks like another blatant attempt to intimidate the judiciary and anyone who disagrees with the radical agenda pushed by partisan advocates.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/liveactionnewsonline\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u201cLike\u201d Live Action News on Facebook<\/a>\u00a0for more pro-life news and commentary!<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Abortion activists took to the streets outside of Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh&#8217;s home last Monday to protest his part in refusing to block the Texas Heartbeat Act. 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