Top Florida Democrats Arrested at Abortion Protest

Florida Democrats chair Nikki Fried and state Senate Minority Leader Lauren Book were among 11 people arrested while protesting abortion legislation outside Tallahassee’s City Hall. The arrests came hours after the state Senate voted to approve a ban on abortion in most cases after six weeks, which is being described by activists as a near-total abortion ban. The legislation in Florida is one of several instances of Republican lawmakers across the country seeking to curb access to abortion since Roe v. Wade was overturned in June.