The State - News from June 18, 1989
Police in Fresno arrested dozens of demonstrators who blocked the entrance of a clinic near downtown Fresno as part of “Operation Rescue,” a nationwide anti-abortion campaign. The Family Planning Associates Clinic, which performs from 75 to 100 abortions daily, was prevented from opening by more than 100 sit-in demonstrators who ignored a police order to disperse. Arresting officers carried the protesters to buses.
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