Anti-abortion and abortion rights demonstrators clash in Portland [View all]
Source: Bangor (Maine) Daily News
PORTLAND, Maine — A Portland business owner rallied an abortion rights demonstration on Friday to counter the regular appearance on his street of anti-abortion protesters he called “obnoxious.”
The dueling demonstrations set the stage for chanting, arguing and sometimes yelling, as dozens of Planned Parenthood supporters turned out in opposition to what have become weekly protests outside organization’s Congress Street location in Portland.
The rally was organized by Mike Fink, owner of the pawn shop Guitar Grave and Mike’s Rock Deli, which provided coffee and free sandwiches Friday to anyone with an abortion rights sign or T-shirt.
Fink, whose businesses share the same block as the building housing Planned Parenthood, said he organized the rally after watching for months as the anti-abortion protesters gathered every Friday to demonstrate against the clinic.
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