Art & Abortion

On Thursday I was given the opportunity to participate in a sidewalk demonstration.

It was very eye opening for me.

You are either for abortion or you are Pro Life.

Planned Parenthood was the benefactor of local artists offering a 50/50 split from the sales of that night's showing. The name of the exhibition was ReNude.

In the windows were mannequins that had been spray painted bright colors.

And condoms were thrown across the showcase floors.

So the location was already attracting attention.

We arrived about 30 minutes before the doors were to open.

So while my friends were carrying signs about Planned Parenthood,

I got to walk with "my buttercup" aka grand baby, and enjoy our outing.

My friends did get the worse thrown at them.

One lady that tried to argue and shout in my face began by telling me .....

"You don't care about babies"

"You don't care about children"

"What have you ever done to help them?"

These opening remarks are meant to get us to respond to the personal insults.

To get emotional and forget about the facts of what Planned Parenthood does and offers.

Well, it worked with me, BUT only for a minute.

I said, "Just by looking at me, what about me makes you think that?"

Which only made her say more.

So I got myself together saw was happening and I asked her ...

"Do you believe it is a baby?" She said 'NO"

So I told her we have nothing to talk about and walked away holding my grand baby.

I left that woman in the capable hands of my husband and one of our friends.

This same woman, made it a point to talk with all us. I believe we had 10 demonstrators.

Then there were the 2 men.

They were a couple who had come to the art show and were surprised to find us there.

They talked with a friend of mine about how women may or may not be forced into abortions by the men in their lives.

Unfortunately, for them she is a woman who regrets the abortion she had.

It was her future husband that laid out the situation to her, abortion and I marry you OR no abortion and I leave you.

Most people walked by saying hateful remarks.

Or while driving would yell out the windows how much they hate us.

And then out of no where came a young college age girl with a another person.

The girl is Pro Life and began asking if Planned Parenthood was opening in this location.

It was wonderful to meet her and see her friendly smile!!

And because we were able to walk back and forth in front of the door the police were called. The lady hosting the event was very upset

that we have a legal right to walk back and forth in front of her door.

As long as we do not stop people from entering

we have the right to express our opinion in words and signs.

We chose to use the signs and remain quiet.

The only times we spoke to anyone was when they started the conversations.

Our purpose for being there was to inform everyone attending that the money from each ticket and each purchase was being split 50/50 with Planned Parenthood.

And it was wonderful to have people say they were unaware

that money was going to Planned Parenthood. And then watch them walk away.

Because the police were standing at the front door

and

we were marching back and forth

some people would not go in.

So we stopped Planned Parenthood from making some money that night.

And that is a good night in the PRO LIFE movement.