House Democrats March Into Senate to Demand Abortion-Rights Vote
Members of the House of Representatives chant "my body, my decision" while walking to the Senate side of the US Capitol in Washington, D.C., on May 11.
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Dozens of Progressive House Democrats and aides marched to the Senate side of the Capitol Wednesday to demand senators pass legislation to put abortion rights into federal law.
Chanting “my body, my decision,” the group, led by Representative Pramila Jayapal of Washington, Ilhan Omar of Minnesota and Ayanna Pressley of Massachusetts walked through the Senate hallways and entered the chamber about an hour before the Senate began a vote on whether to advance abortion-rights legislation.