Rep. Williams issues statement on attack at reproductive rights rally
STATE HOUSE – Rep. Anastasia P. Williams (D-Dist. 9, Providence) is issuing the following statement regarding the assault that occurred at the reproductive rights rally on Friday night:
“I denounce the violence perpetrated against women. I denounce the attack on First Amendment rights to protest unjust rulings and laws. I denounce the callous and cruel assault on a woman’s right to make their own decisions about their bodies. I denounce the agitators who went to the State House looking to start a fight. I denounce the political violence inflicted on another fellow woman of color. I denounce the current inequality of obtaining reproductive health services for ALL women. I denounce the current culture that leads law enforcement officers to think they could assault not only a woman, but also innocent people - predominantly of color, always in front of an audience, without accountability or the professionalism the job stands for and requires. And I denounce the hate and intolerance that is tearing our society apart here in our state. Yet, in the face of these challenges and threats, I will keep fighting for equality and justice for all because everyone deserves a voice, and a choice, to lead their own lives without interference and persecution from the ignorance of others,” said Representative Williams.
Former Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein is having his conviction for sex crimes in New York overturned. The New York Court of Appeals ruled Thursday Weinstein did not receive a fair trial. The court found the judge in his trial made an error allowing women to testify about alleged sexual assaults committed by Weinstein that were not part of the charges against him. 
