Posted on 06/25/22
| News Source: Planet News Post
Arizona state senators have said the Phoenix Police Department stopped an insurrection with their actions during a protest outside the state Capitol complex on Friday night.
Riot police deployed tear gas as protesters banged on doors and windows during the demonstration. Despite the apparent seriousness of the protest, no arrests were made.
According to a statement from the Arizona Department of Public Safety, there were around 8,000 people present at the protest in the hours after the US Supreme Court overturned Roe v Wade, stripping abortion rights from millions in the process.
Arizona is one of eight states where abortion clinics stopped performing procedures after the decision was released Friday.
The police accused the protesters of defacing state memorials on the capitol grounds, known as Wesley Bolin Plaza.
It came as millions of people across the country took to the streets to protest the decision with most of the rallies remaining peaceful.
Police deploy tear gas against women at the Arizona Capitol as pro-choice protesters rally against the overturning of Roe V Wade