NEWS FLASH

Virginia Police Arrest 31 At Women’s Rights Demonstration | Police arrested 17 women and 14 men at a march outside of the Virginia Capitol while officers in riot gear held the hundreds of demonstrators back with shields. The crowd was protesting the Virginia General Assembly’s approval of a controversial bill on Thursday to require women to receive ultrasounds before abortions. The 31 people arrested had locked arms and refused to leave the Capitol steps. Del. Delores L. McQuinn (D) said there had been an “overabundance” of police at recent women’s rights protests — she had “never seen a similar police presence when guns rights advocates assemble on Capitol Square.” McQuinn described the arrests as “the latest example of government overreach that we’ve seen in recent weeks.”

Virginia police arrest protesters outside of the Capitol. (Source: Richmond Times-Dispatch)