Published: October 22, 2007
http://www.calcatholic.com/news/newsArticle.aspx?id=25741ed1-1409-4a66-8025-e7ba64845bc4
“For every woman who chooses life, Planned Parenthood loses between $300 - $700”
40 Days for Life – Sacramento, update days 21 - 23
News from the Trenches
For years I have been praying at the 29th and B Street Planned Parenthood on Tuesdays, one of their main abortion days.
However, Monday afternoon our family Suburban with 242,000 miles on it started smoking. I called my “superhero” husband, who stopped rice harvest, drove the truck into town and got me and the kids home. However, now the car’s in the shop and my husband needs the truck for the harvest. Feeling terrible because I couldn’t get to Planned Parenthood, I made some fast calls for more volunteers.
It turned out that our vigilers gave out more pamphlets on Tuesday than ever before. Branko was there for nearly six straight hours! Many PP clients just took our information and left.
The PP escorts and employees are getting very frustrated at the dramatic loss of “business:” for every woman who chooses life, Planned Parenthood loses between $300 - $700, depending on how far along her pregnancy is.
By Wednesday, there were more employee cars in the parking lot than there were client vehicles. Out of desperation, PP is building a huge fence around the front of their building. In reality they are not pro-choice — they will do anything to prevent us from supporting and empowering a woman to choose life.
On Thursday, PP typically opens later as they wait for the Stericycle biohazardous waste truck to make their pickup; today, the doors remained locked until after 11:30. From 8 a.m. to 11:30 a.m., numerous potential clients came seeking “services” only to find PP closed, and they just naturally came over to us instead. I have never given out so many pamphlets as today!
Thursday not being a regular “killing” morning, most everyone said, “I don’t believe in abortion. I’m not here for that. I’m here for _____,” which could be STD testing/treatment, annual exam, vaccination, contraceptives. We need to provide referrals to other medical facilities so women can receive genuine health services without supporting what goes on at PP. We’re also providing more information on the disease risks, abortifacient effects, and failure rates of condom/pill use, while encouraging abstinence and NFP.
Monsignor Kavanaugh joined us for prayer today. Soon after he arrived, two sisters came over to speak with us. One was pregnant and abortion-minded, while the other sister was trying to encourage her to keep her baby. Suddenly, the life-affirming sister looked over and said, “Is that Monsignor? I know him! I spent time at his St. Patrick’s Children’s Home when I was growing up.”
Monsignor Kavanaugh greeted her and invited her to pray the rosary with him, while the pregnant sister spoke at length with a Sidewalk Counselor. Soon, both young girls left the abortion clinic, waving and smiling.
Update on the fence: many of you have contacted River City Fencing to express our concerns. Today, a River City employee painted the heavy-duty posts with black paint, but no further work was accomplished. Perhaps they are having second thoughts?
Our “40 Days” ends two weeks from Sunday; please help us bring it to a resounding, prayerfully powerful, conclusion by joining us. I’d love to see you there!
— Wynette Sills
(916) 955-1577
