Press Releases

Statement on NYPD Arrests at the August 14 Pro-Abortion Protest in Brooklyn

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On August 14 in Cobble Hill, the NYPD sent its militarized Strategic Response Group to crack down on a protest opposing harassment at the nearby Planned Parenthood. Last Saturday, NYC for Abortion Rights counterprotested the Archdiocese of New York’s “Witness for Life” at St. Paul and St. Agnes. The Strategic Response Group arrested two of … Read more

Anti-Abortion Protester Arrested for Assaulting Pro-Choice Demonstrators

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On August 4, an anti-abortion protestor affiliated with the Archdiocese of New York assaulted three members of NYC for Abortion Rights during a demonstration in front of the Basilica of St. Patrick’s Old Cathedral and was detained by the police. On the first Saturday of every month, the Archdiocese of New York leads a procession … Read more