Five arrested at abortion rights protest at UT

[TexasTowelie]

Five opponents of a Texas law they say has led to the closure of numerous abortion facilities were arrested Wednesday afternoon during a protest near the University of Texas campus.

The women are members of Stop Patriarchy, a group that gathered about noon at Guadalupe Street between 22nd and 23rd Streets to block the traffic as an act of civil disobedience.

“We came here because this is a place where thousands of people come together to learn about the world,” said Joan Hirsch, a group member.

The arrested protesters were booked at the Travis County Jail and have been charged with obstructing a highway or other passage way, a class B misdemeanor, police said. Their names were not released.

Read more: http://www.statesman.com/news/news/crime-law/five-arrested-at-abortion-rights-protest-at-ut/ng9sC/

[Ilsa]

1. This is too bad.

I'm concerned that they won't get much sympathy from motorists whose path is blocked. Personally, I think civil disobedience should make life hell for the patriarchal legislators who created this mess.