3 Rallies Protest Abortion Ruling; 200 Are Arrested
About 200 people were arrested Saturday at an anti-abortion demonstration in Northern California marking the 16th anniversary of the U.S. Supreme Court decision legalizing abortion. Hundreds of other anti-abortion activists staged peaceful rallies in Los Angeles and San Bernardino counties.
The arrests were made when about 400 protesters in Sunnyvale attempted to block the entrance to a family planning clinic, police said. The demonstration, held by Bay Area Rescue, a coalition of anti-abortion groups, also drew about 150 supporters of Roe vs. Wade, the landmark 1973 case.
In Southern California, nearly 500 demonstrators rallied at the Federal Building in Van Nuys. Several hundred more gathered for a prayer rally at Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church in the San Bernardino County city of Montclair and then marched several blocks to a family planning clinic, where they stayed several hours.
No arrests were made in Van Nuys or Montclair. Thousands of anti-abortion activists are expected to be in Washington Monday to march in favor of a proposed anti-abortion constitutional amendment. A sit-in on the steps of the Supreme Court is also planned.
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