The Nation : 450 Arrested at Anti-Abortion Rallies

Anti-abortion activists staged rallies in several states, including Florida, where lawmakers are scheduled to re-examine abortion laws in a special session. Nearly 450 people were arrested nationwide on charges ranging from disorderly conduct to trespassing, police said. Protests were reported at women’s clinics in Pittsburgh, Pa., Milwaukee, Philadelphia, near Detroit, in South Miami, near Boston, in Phoenix and throughout New Jersey. In Pittsburgh, more than 200 demonstrators were arrested in connection with three protests, including one where 25 gallons of tar was spilled on the floor of a clinic’s hallway, police said. In Milwaukee, 134 people were arrested for blocking the entrance at the Affiliated Medical Services Inc., and in Philadelphia, police arrested 87 people who were protesting outside a downtown abortion clinic.