Saturday's demonstration follows a protest last week outside the Santa Monica Planned Parenthood clinic, in which participants affiliated with the Proud Boys took part.
Antiabortion demonstrations by far-right groups in several states in the weeks following the Supreme Court’s reversal of Roe vs. Wade, including one July 9 near the Planned Parenthood-Santa Monica Health Center, and another planned for this weekend in Santa Monica, have raised concerns among some law enforcement authorities about potential clashes and outbreaks of violence.
“They are still a threat,” said Adam Lerman, a community organizer with the Coalition to Defend Affirmative Action, Integration & Immigrant Rights, and Fight for Equality By Any Means Necessary . “The priority at the SMPD, and the City of Santa Monica is the safety of our residents and visitors while supporting peaceful protests, public assemblies and the rights of all individuals when exercising their First Amendment right to free speech,” Flores said in an emailed statement.
Santa Monica Mayor Sue Himmelrich said that local officials are not expecting violence on Saturday. They are also not expecting a large, centralized crowd of far-right protesters. Reyes said that the Proud Boys were not initially invited to the demonstrations but found out about the event through social media and word of mouth.Reyes said that members of his group will speak against terminating pregnancies and in favor of helping individuals who are pregnant find alternatives to abortion.
As of last week, there had been 839 abortion-related demonstrations since the Supreme Court decision was announced on June 24, and 1,728 demonstrations since the start of this year, Kishi said. That’s three times higher than last year, Kishi added.There have been 191 abortion-related demonstrations since the start of the year across the state, with more than half occurring since the Supreme Court decision.
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