The directors of a surgical clinic that is affiliated with a couple of the major hospitals in the city near our home is considering whether to offer second-trimester abortions. They'll be voting on it this week, so our 40-days-for-Life group organized a rally today.
"Everyone's going," I told Bill. "All the cool people will be there." Never mind that he actually thought I was serious about wanting to go just to see my friends at first!! But anyway, a BIG thanks to my wonderful husband for taking us all downtown, so we all went--apparently the hospital's decision really can be swayed by public opinion on this one, and a big turnout was critical. God even blessed the event with really good weather too!
It was very nice and upbeat; there was a big turnout--about 3000 people, they say, although I'm a terrible judge of numbers and I was just trying to keep my whole gang together. Almost all the signs and banners I saw were positive--they specifically asked that no one bring grisly photos because they were encouraging families to attend--and there were bunches of pink and blue balloons.
We didn't see any counter-demonstrators at the rally (I find it hard to imagine anyone actually protesting FOR abortion, but there were a few), but afterwards, we drove by the actual clinic and there they were. It was a small group of rather pathetic looking weirdos (okay, okay--sorry about that) I mean, students, I guess, with a few signs about how abortion is a civil right (huh?) and stuff.
The most amazing thing, though, I heard about after the fact from a priest friend who attended: The pro-abortion people were chanting, not something related to abortion, but the following thing:
"Pray, you'll need it;Can there be any clearer evidence that the Evil One is behind the lie of abortion?
Your cross will be defeated."
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