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1/22/23
Both sides of the abortion debate faced off outside the Emma Goldman Clinic on Saturday as local protestors emulated Right to Life protests in the nation’s capital.
The Daily Iowan reports anti-abortion protestors met at St. Wenceslaus Church on Davenport Street Saturday morning before marching to the North Dubuque Street health clinic. Advocates for legal abortion knew about the march due to social media posts, and met the group at Emma Goldman. The DI estimates about 200 protestors in total. There were no reported incidents, other than one complaint from an Emma Goldman neighbor to Iowa City Police about the noise.
Anti-abortion advocates also flocked to Washington, D.C. this weekend for national Right to Life protests. The annual event takes on more significance this year after the U.S. Supreme Court struck down Roe vs. Wade last summer.