Let me state that I am perfectly aware that it's legal to peacefully protest in public. I believe in the right to opinion and the right to choose. However, I believe that anti-abortion "demonstrations" are not peaceful. I equate them to a terrorist attack.
I had an abortion. I have a sensitivity to hormonal contraception and the condom broke. My fiancee and I were devastated, but I didn't have to think twice about my choice. It wasn't my time to have a baby. Adoption would never work for me. I obviously wish that the whole situation had never happened, but I don't regret it.
What was regrettable was that on the day I went to the clinic, there were hundreds of "pro-lifers" out SCREAMING atrocious, inhuman things at me. Waving disgusting signs of partial birth abortion. Telling me I still had time to repent before I sent myself to hell. I heard their "chanting" all the way from inside the building.
You pro-lifers are ABUSIVE. Absolutely deplorable. The filth and threats that spew out of the mouths of these protesting monsters goes well against their supposed religious convictions. Furthermore, it does nothing to help. No one wants to listen to threats and sickening taunts. It doesn't heal. It only deepens the wound. I was comfortable with my decision, but the bullying of those people will scar me for life.
A few months ago, about two years after my ordeal, I saw a pro-life protest taking place between a gas station and a busy interstate. Same sickening signs, same screaming taunts. And these people had their children with them, PLAYING RIGHT NEXT TO THE ROAD, as a "trophy" of their pro-life status. Their parents weren't paying any attention because they were too engrossed in pushing their beliefs. Well, what if one of their children had DIED from being run over because of these selfish people trying to prove some sort of point?
The parents almost caused accidents by jumping into the road with their signs. One of them touched my vehicle. I felt sick. I called 911 and their little rally was shut down. I will call the police any time I see this type of nonsense occur.
If it's your belief that abortion is wrong, then that's great. Don't have an abortion. But don't bully others into thinking your way. It doesn't work, it makes you seem hateful, and it causes far deeper wounds than an abortion does. If you care about people, why abuse them?
