4 abortion rights activists arrested after "die-in" protest at Los Angeles City Hall

Abortion rights activists arrested after "die-in" at LA City Hall

Four women were arrested in downtown Los Angeles Wednesday during a "die-in" protest that included spilling fake blood down the steps of Los Angeles City Hall.

The group RiseUp4AbortionRights staged a "die-in" in which four of the demonstrators chained themselves to the front of City Hall in a "river of fake blood" and wore bloody pants "to represent the women who will die due to the Supreme Court ruling overturning the legal right to abortion," according to organizers.

LOS ANGELES, CA - JULY 6: Police arrest four women protesters who chained themselves to the columns at the steps of City Hall to denounce the U.S. Supreme Court decision to end federal abortion rights protections on July 6, 2022 in Los Angeles, California. The Court's decision in Dobbs v Jackson Women's Health overturned the landmark 50-year-old Roe v Wade decision. David McNew / Getty Images

One woman who had been sitting on the steps was taken away, while others were led away in handcuffs.

The LAPD says the four arrested taken into custody for failure to disperse and trespassing.

The abortion rights group has been staging regular demonstrations in downtown Los Angeles and other cities across the country since the Supreme Court announced its decision to overturn 1973's Roe v. Wade ruling on June 24.

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