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July 17, 2013

Over 100 Arrested at North Carolina's 11th "Moral Monday" 
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In North Carolina, more than 100 people, most of them women, were
arrested during the 11th weekly “Moral Monday” protest at the state
legislature. This week's action focused on attempts by the
Republican-controlled legislature to curb abortion rights and the
not-guilty verdict in the George Zimmerman trial. The protest came just
days after the North Carolina State House approved sweeping anti-choice
restrictions latched onto a motorcycle safety bill. The State Senate is
expected to pass the bill and North Carolina Gov. Pat Mc Crory has said
he will sign it despite his campaign promise not to approve new abortion
restrictions. More than 800 people have been arrested in weeks of "Moral
Monday" protests organized by the NAACP against the Republican agenda in
North Carolina, including cuts to social programs, restrictions on
voting rights and the rejection of Medicaid expansion under President
Obama's healthcare law.

 

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