Boston police said there were no arrests Sunday outside Boston Children's Hospital.
that police were at the scene Sunday to “keep the peace,” allow all protesters to practice their First Amendment rights, and to make sure patients, families, and hospital staff remained safe.
Hospital officials said they were grateful for law enforcement in a statement provided to the Globe after the protests ended Sunday afternoon, saying the safety and security of patients and employees is the hospital's top priority. A Westfield woman has been arrested on a charge of making a false telephonic bomb threat to the hospital on Aug. 30
Boston Children's became the focus of far-right social media accounts, news outlets and bloggers in early August after they found informational People on social media accused the hospital of improperly performing hysterectomies on children. The hospital said it only performs such a procedure on those 18 and older as a part of its
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