2022 Arizona Capitol protests

Ongoing protests in Arizona against the overturning of Roe v. Wade include demonstrations at the State Capitol and throughout Phoenix.[2]

2022 Arizona Capitol protests
Part of the 2022 abortion rights protests in the United States
DateJune 24, 2022
7 p.m. (MST)[1]
Location
Phoenix, Arizona, U.S.
Caused byDobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization

Events

The protests began around 7 p.m. MST on June 24, 2022, in protest of the Supreme Court ruling on abortion.[1]

At approximately 8:30 p.m. a group of protestors appeared outside of the Arizona Senate building chanting "We won't go back!" to occupants of the building.[1][2] Demonstrators began to pound on the glass walls and doors of the building, which led to officers of the Department of Public Safety deploying tear gas to disperse the crowd.[1]

Senate President Karen Fann called a recess at 8:40 p.m. prompting an evacuation of lawmakers and staff to the basement when protestors began banging on the buildings windows and doors.[2]

References
  1. "DPS uses tear gas to disperse pro-choice protesters at Arizona Capitol". www.azfamily.com. Retrieved June 25, 2022.
  2. "Abortion reaction updates: Officers tear gas protesters banging on Senate windows". The Arizona Republic. Retrieved June 25, 2022.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.