US Supreme Court upholds right to abortion after wave of violence

The US Supreme Court overturned Roe v Wade and upheld the constitutional right to abortion after a wave of incidents against police violence and attacks by anti-abortion activists.

Hundreds of thousands of people have protested to the ruling, despite the fact that they were gathered in the country. The protests have been peaceful but some have seen incidents of police violence, including attacks on protesters and an incident of a car driving dangerously through marchers.

In several states, law enforcement fired teargas, wielding batons and forcibly removing protesters from public spaces.

More than two dozen pro-choice activists were arrested in New York City as protests took place in Washington Square Park, Union Square and in front of the NewsCorp building in midtown, home to Fox News studios.

In Arizona, police fired rounds of teargas into protesters from inside the state Capitol building. Police later issued a statement saying they were concerned that protesters would gain access to the building.

In Greenville, South Carolina, six protesters were arrested after a clash with police that left some injured. In a video widely circulated on social media, a police officer is seen threatening a woman with a Taser and throwing an elderly man to the ground.

Allen Chaney, a South Carolina chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union spokesman, told the Guardian: The ACLU of South Carolina strongly condemns violence against peaceful protesters. It should be the case that people can peacefully protest in this country without fear of violence or wrongful arrest. A truck carrying a pickup truck ploughed through protesters in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, and hospitalized a woman. The Cedar Rapids police department didn't say anything about the incident. The state passed a law making it legal for drivers to hit protesters with vehicles in certain circumstances. Other states in the US have passed similar laws.

Full House actor Jodie Sweetin was surrounded by police officers and pushed to the ground in front of pro-choice protesters.

Sweetin said in a statement after the event: "Our activism will continue until our voices are heard and action is taken." We will continue fighting for our rights, and this will not deter us from doing so. Journalists reporting in Los Angeles were also involved in violent incidents at the hands of police. Reporter Tina Desiree Berg was taken into custody by a police officer despite wearing a press badge around her neck. Samuel Braslow, another reporter for the Beverly Hills Courier, was filmed being pushed by police.

The Los Angeles police department issued a statement to the Guardian: The LAPD is aware of the video clip of a woman being pushed. The force used will be evaluated against the LAPD's policy and procedure.

The Los Angeles police department will continue to facilitate First Amendment rights, while protecting life and property, as the nation wrestles with the latest Supreme Court decision. In response to the arrests, private companies such as Live Nation Entertainment and the clothing retailer Patagonia offered to bail their employees out of jail if they were arrested while peacefully protesting.

Patagonia supports choice, according to a statement issued by the company.