Abortion in the United States: Police dispersed protesters in front of the Arizona parliament with tear gas

Police of Phoenixfrom the state of ArizonaUNITED STATES OF AMERICA, dispersed with tear gas to a group of demonstrators who had gathered this Friday night in front of the state parliament to protest against the epochal and controversial sentence of the Supreme Court which put an end to the right to abortion almost 50 years after its sanction.

After the incidents, police authorities issued a statement acknowledging that they used tear gas, although they made it clear that they were forced to do so afterwards. several demonstrators “try to break the glass” of the large windows of parliament.

According to the video posted on Twitter by the Republican state senator Michelle Ugenti-Ritadozens of people were outside the building and some of them were banging violently on the windows, while the officers warned them to back down.

Far from backing down, the protesters continued with their attitude and the escalation of tension culminated tear gas and running. As a result, the state Senate which was in session had to adjourn.

For her part, Republican state senator Kelly Townsend denounced on Twitter that the protesters were holding lawmakers hostage inside the Senate building.

“You can smell the tear gas and the children of one of the members (of parliament) are in his office crying with fear, “he complained.

He later posted photos of lawmakers meeting in another room and specified that “they were fine”, willing to continue the work.

Once the police dispersed the protesters around the state house, they headed to a square outside known as Wesley Bolin.

In their statement, the police assured the protesters they attacked some of the monuments in that squarethen tear gas was used again to stop them.

What is the situation in Arizona regarding abortion

The Supreme Court ruling has generated a great level of confusion and clinics in some states, such as those of Arizona, have done so. she stopped practicing abortions for fear of criminal consequences.

In particular, those clinics fear a 1901 law, enacted 11 years before Arizona became a state, according to which anyone who facilitates an abortion can be sentenced to two to five years in prison.

Some Arizona Republicans argue that the law went into effect automatically after the Supreme Court ruling, although Democrats differ.

Additionally, there is another law in Arizona that prohibits abortion at 15 weeks of gestation and will go into effect in September.

With information from EFE.