Moral Monday Rally: North Carolina Protest Against Abortion Bill Ends With 64 Arrests

[G_j]

http://m.huffpost.com/us/entry/3564506?ir=Politics&utm_campaign=070913&utm_medium=email&utm_source=Alert-politics&utm_content=Title.



RALEIGH, N.C., July 8 (Reuters) - North Carolina's "Moral Monday" protesters, now in their tenth week, objected to a bill that could limit abortion access - the latest move to counter a conservative shift by the state's first Republican-led government in more than a century.

The rally at the state capitol in Raleigh on Monday night was one of the largest since the protests began this spring, drawing about 2,000 people, including 64 protesters who refused to leave the legislative chambers and were arrested.

The protests have gained momentum since a few dozen people first rallied against the political shift to the right in a state that Barack Obama won in the 2008 presidential election but lost in 2012. Some 700 people have been arrested in acts of civil disobedience over issues ranging from natural gas drilling to school vouchers to voting rights.

Republican legislators have largely stayed mum in the midst of the protests, though some state officials have grumbled about the cost of the arrests and the impact on the state.

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[G_j]

1. rec

lol, the only one..

[marions ghost]

2. Video from yesterday

Thank you women's rights advocates:

[Solly Mack]

3. K&R

[marions ghost]

4. Here's another article from The Nation:

http://www.thenation.com/blog/175160/sixty-four-arrested-moral-monday-abortion-access-protest-north-carolina#

Sixty-Four Arrested at 'Moral Monday' Abortion Access Protest in North Carolina
Allison Kilkenny on July 9, 2013 - 10:14 AM ET



A woman is arrested as protesters rally during “Moral Monday” demonstrations at the General Assembly in Raleigh, North Carolina, Monday, July 8, 2013. (AP Photo/Gerry Broome)

For the past two months, activists in North Carolina have been protesting a bill that could limit abortion access, and more than 700 people have been arrested in the weekly “Moral Monday” protests against the state’s first Republican-led government in more than a century. This Monday, 2,000 people flooded the state capitol in Raleigh, and sixty-four protesters were arrested after refusing to leave the legislative chambers. Those arrested included Janet Colm, president and CEO of Planned Parenthood of Central North Carolina.

The bill passed last week by the State Senate required abortion clinics to conform to the same safety standards as ambulatory survey centers, a requirement currently met by only one of the state’s clinics. Opponents say this will limit access to safe abortions.

(more at link)

[G_j]

5. Thank you

very good article, and the video is quite compelling.