The State : 200 Abortion Foes Arrested
About 200 people were arrested 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 wewre made when a crowd of about 400 protesters in Sunnyvale attempted to block entry to a family planning clinic, police said. The demonstration, held by Bay Area Rescue, a local coalition of anti-abortion groups, also drew about 150 supporters of Roe vs. Wade, the landmark 1973 Supreme Court decision.
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