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SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (AP) – Police in southwestern Missouri say five people were
arrested when a fight broke out among abortion-rights advocates and
anti-abortion protesters in the Springfield town square.
The News-Leader reports the clash occurred Friday after more than 100
people showed up at the square to protest as a St. Louis judge considered the
fate of Missouri’s only abortion provider. The judge later ruled that Planned
Parenthood’s St. Louis clinic can continue providing abortions despite the
Missouri health department’s refusal to renew its license.
Police said the fight broke out toward the end of the demonstration. Police
arrested four men ranging in age from 19 to 34 and an 18-year-old woman on
suspicion of assault, resisting arrest and assaults on officers seeking to break
up the fight.
Police did not detail how the fight began. No serious injuries were reported.
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