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Anti-abortion Protesters Endanger Lives
The anti-abortion lobby is demonstrating its disdain for certain lives. Protesting is one way to show disapproval of a woman’s right to choose. But during this pandemic, it becomes life-threatening. Clinic escort volunteers heeded the public health guidelines and stopped providing services during the pandemic in the interest of safety for all involved. Anti-abortion protesters, on the other hand, have continued to protest in spite of public health directives. Put simply, the protesters present a health hazard to patients, clinic staff, and one another. When the clinic staff calls the police to report protesters who are not following public health guidelines, the police are then exposed germs as well. Whether or not it is legal for the protesters to be there, which is not really debatable in legal circles, the protests are factually a danger to all involved.
The protesters would have one believe they are either peacefully praying or providing “street counseling” for women coming to the clinics. Unfortunately, the reality is very ugly. Protesters intentionally step in front of cars forcing them to stop before they can access the private parking lots of the clinics. The patients do not know what is happening and stop. The protester then knocks on their car window. When the window is lowered, the protester tries to talk to the patient and hand them pamphlets full of false…
