Posted on 01/21/2006 6:35:56 PM PST by CounterCounterCulture
By Katherine Corcoran
San Jose Mercury News
Thousands of peaceful demonstrators marched down the Embarcadero to protest abortion Saturday in an event that organizers said put a mainstream face on what's often cast as an extremist position.
The rally, the second annual Walk for Life West Coast, is one of many planned nationwide to mark Sunday's 33rd anniversary of the 1973 U.S. Supreme Court decision to legalize abortion. The West Coast walk featured speakers from Democrats for Life and Feminists for Life employing such classic liberal watchwords as housing, education and child care to make the case against abortion, saying more social programs will result in fewer women terminating pregnancies.
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A smaller but louder group of pro-choice demonstrators clustered along the march route between Justin Herman Plaza at the San Francisco Ferry Building and Marina Green, drumming, waving signs and shouting ``Bush and fascists, get out of town,'' and ``If you don't like abortion, don't have one.''
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Walk for Life marchers said the turnout, estimated at nearly the double the 5,000 who came last year, shows widespread support for abolishing abortion -- even in the Bay Area.
People on both sides of the issue heeded calls to keep the demonstrations peaceful. San Francisco police reported no incidents of trouble. {OOPS, NOT TRUE}
more... http://www.mercurynews.com/mld/mercurynews/13681592.htm
Saturday, January 21, 2006
(01-21) 12:20 PST SAN FRANCISCO -- Dueling demonstrations over abortion rights began this morning with thousands of activists on different sides of the issue facing off on San Francisco's waterfront.
The confrontation is certain to continue well into the afternoon.
Abortion opponents gathered in Justin Herman Plaza for the second annual Walk For Life West Coast, an event that drew anti-abortion activists from all over the state.
After rallying all morning, they started their march at about 11:45 a.m. down the Embarcadero and along the waterfront with a goal of arriving at the Marina Green.
A vocal group of abortion rights advocates assembled nearby with plans to break up the rally. They vowed to use acts of civil disobedience to try and divert the march, and to line the route, chanting abortion rights slogans and performing street theater.
more...
http://sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2006/01/21/MNGUCGR3HF5.DTL
Awesome!
I think I would say they are the Ultimate in Selfish self serving Humans.
I'd say somewhere between 200 and 500. Hard to say because we'd keep seeing the same hatemongers as they'd go from one spot to another to harass us.
Planned Parenthood didn't pray for the women who have died frorm legal abortion -- Hollie Patterson died from taking RU486 at a California Planned Parenthood. Does anyone have an update on her Dad's lawsuit against this Planned Parenthood?
According to the article, pro-abortionists held signs that read: "If you don't like abortion, don't have one". Is that to say that if one has an abortion, one likes it?
That little saying of "if you don't like abortion, don't have one" makes as much sense as saying, "don't like slavery, don't own slaves" or "don't like rape, don't rape," as if that somehow justifies others to commit crimes against humanity.
I haven't seen anything new regarding the Holly Patterson lawsuit.
How about a demonstration of the women who died because of legal abortions.
To my recollection, there have been three abortionist slayers, two of whom were schizophrenic. Versus 50 million aborted babies. Ladies (ahem), when you can't even claim the moral high road when comparing yourselves to schizophrenics, you're in deep doo-doo.
thanks CCC for the ping!
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