Two Democratic officials among 11 arrested at protest against Florida’s abortion ban
by Associated Press in Tallahassee, Florida from US news | The Guardian on (#6AG00)
State chair, Nikki Fried, and senate minority leader, Lauren Book, were charged with trespassing at the state capitol in Tallahassee
The chair of the Florida Democratic party and a Democratic state lawmaker were charged with trespassing after refusing to leave a protest in the state capital, Tallahassee, against a bill to ban abortions after six weeks.
The Democratic party chairperson, Nikki Fried, and the state senate minority leader, Lauren Book, were among a small group of protestors arrested late on Monday near the state capitol building and charged with misdemeanor trespass.
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