Arizona’s Capitol building was besieged by pro-abortion protesters Friday night, forcing riot cops to fire tear gas to disperse the angry crowd in the wake of Roe v. Wade being overturned.
Lawmakers working to complete their 2022 session said they were effectively held-hostage inside, and eventually huddled to a safe location, as SWAT team operatives worked to disperse the gathered crowds.
KPHO-TV reported the officers opened fire when several anti-abortion protesters started banging on glass doors of the building.
Arizona is one of eight states where abortion clinics stopped performing procedures after the decision was released Friday.
That is because a pre-Roe law banning all terminations was automatically re-enacted after Friday’s Supreme Court ruling.
Arizona’s Republican Governor Doug Ducey insists a bill he previously passed, banning abortions after 15 weeks, still stands.
But Ducey’s assertion can only be settled in the state’s courts – and some hardline Republicans are…
