Busy Philipps was arrested outside the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington, D.C. on Thursday during a protest against the Court’s recent overturning of Roe v.
Wade, the landmark 1973 case that enshrined federal protections for abortion rights. Philipps, 43, was seen being taken away from the protest by law enforcement in a video posted on Twitter by Vice News.
In the video, a person offscreen asks Philipps why she attended the protest. “For equality,” Philipps replied. The mom of two posted her own videos of her marching with protesters earlier in the day on her Instagram story. “I’m doing this for you guys,” she told her followers. “I’m doing this for my kids.
I’m doing this for my mom. I’m doing this for my grandma.” READ MORE: Wanda Sykes Reacts To U.S. Supreme Course Overturning Roe V.
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