Photos And Video From Saturday’s HB462 Protest At The Capitol

On Saturday afternoon, over 1000 local citizens gathered at the Virginia Capitol building to protest the passage in both houses of the Virginia state legislature of a bill requiring pregnant women to undergo an ultrasound prior to receiving an abortion. The peaceful protest culminated in an act of civil disobedience in which 31 people who refused to leave the Capitol steps were arrested, and, continuing a recent trend of disproportionate response by law enforcement officials, state police in riot gear were brought in despite the crowd’s nonviolent behavior. Multiple RVA magazine contributors were on hand to witness the protests, and we’ve received photos and video footage from several. We present those photos and videos below.

On Saturday afternoon, over 1000 local citizens gathered at the Virginia Capitol building to protest the passage in both houses of the Virginia state legislature of a bill requiring pregnant women to undergo an ultrasound prior to receiving an abortion. The peaceful protest culminated in an act of civil disobedience in which 31 people who refused to leave the Capitol steps were arrested, and, continuing a recent trend of disproportionate response by law enforcement officials, state police in riot gear were brought in despite the crowd’s nonviolent behavior. Multiple RVA magazine contributors were on hand to witness the protests, and we’ve received photos and video footage from several. We present those photos and videos below.

These photos, and the one at the top of the article, are by Todd Raviotta:

Photo animation video by Todd Raviotta

These photos by PJ Sykes:

This video is by Kontra. It begins with some news clips but is mostly devoted to footage of the protest and arrests on the Capitol steps.