Comments on: Anti-Choice Protesters Swarm into Illinois

By: Cliff

Cliff — Sun, 02 Sep 2007 03:19:12 +0000

This is absolutely disgusting. These people are supposedly religious and they act like this. What about “Judge not lest ye be judged yourself” or “separation of church and state” for that matter?

By: Cara

Cara — Tue, 28 Aug 2007 22:24:02 +0000

Perhaps, Erin, except that many anti-choice nuts are not only anti-abortion– they’re also anti-sex ed, anti-contraception and just plain anti-sex.

You’re right, about PP, though. I actually work for free there twice a week, and they are a wonderful organization.

By: Erin

Erin — Tue, 28 Aug 2007 21:54:32 +0000

I live twenty minutes from Aurora and I am completely disgusted by this news. I’m sure that the protesters will have no qualms about harassing women who are going to the clinic for any reason. Planned Parenthood is a wonderful option for lower income areas to provide women with necessary health care at reduced rates or for free. These establishments are not “abortion mills,” they are clinics designed to help women, who may not be able to afford health insurance, receive yearly check ups, help plan successful pregnancies, and have SAFE abortions. Trying to shut down Planned Parenthood is like trying to shut down an entire pharmacy because they sell Plan B pills.

By: pandapan

pandapan — Tue, 28 Aug 2007 03:43:10 +0000

Aww, hell. That’s near where I live. We’re fairly liberal around here for the Midwest, but we’ve got our share of religious zealots.

By: Cara

Cara — Mon, 27 Aug 2007 23:22:02 +0000

Thanks, moon_grrl. If your parents happen to be the activist type (or you know anyone else there who is), they might want to consider going to the city council meeting tomorrow night in support of the clinic– the anti-choicers are apparently go on a tirade about why the council should not allow it to open. I doubt that the meeting will go anywhere, since the council obviously approved it already and the building is ready to go, but still. Pro-choice visibility is really important right now.

By: Kate

Kate — Mon, 27 Aug 2007 23:20:14 +0000

It’s so synchronistic that I read this post today. Just last night, I was contemplating what it must be like to be a victim of rape, or just a victim of poverty and ignorance and have to make the decision to have an abortion. Then, be further traumatized and humiliated by people damning you for making that decision. What these pro-lifers don’t seem to understand is that having an abortion isn’t easy. I’ve never met a woman who had an abortion that thought it was easy. It’s an extremely hard decision and it’s very painful both physically and emotionally. If they really wanted to stop more abortions, they would focus their efforts on improving poverty, helping the education system in the inner city and rural areas (that’s not to say that those are the only people who have abortions) making sure that everyone had health care, punishing rapists, and helping to create a social climate where people can have babies and know that they will be supported and loved.

By: moon_grrl

moon_grrl — Mon, 27 Aug 2007 22:49:45 +0000

My parents brought this BS to my attention this weekend, as the Diocese of Joliet (which they live in and the clinic is also in) is calling for prayer, fasting, organized protest and calling the facility an “abortion mill”. As the last commenter pointed out, it’s the height of hypocrisy to say they are all about Christian love and then deny women access to affordable health care.

I’ll forward your post along to my parents, Cara. Asking to protest at clinic workers’ houses is truly a new low in anti-choice bullshit.

By: brandann

brandann — Mon, 27 Aug 2007 01:17:15 +0000

this is just insane! outside their HOMES!? i sincerely hope that there are sane people overseeing these petitions…for the sake of workers and volunteers.
as if abortion is the only thing that takes place there! i have several friends who get their regulare ob/gyn check-ups at PP b/c they simply can’t afford it anywhere else…otherwise they might go w/o and that should be a crime in and of itself.
if not for PP one of those friends may never have had her endomitriosis (not sure on spelling) diagnosed in time to save her and her baby.
this is extremely sad…and makes me angry. the lengths people will go to simply to impose their will and (religious) beliefs on others! i mean, really, PRAYER groups? they need to pray for their own selfish souls…these places only help others…and that’s what i thought the religious right wanted…to save lives? wrong again i see.