40 Days of Harassment - pro-choice

[Christa]

Anyone who has time, your local abortion clinics will need volunteer escorts until march 28th, to be able to get through the parking lots filled with spitting hate mongers, and safely into clinics to get an abortion. i strongly urge all of us who have time and support these women's right to choose 2 see if any clinics near you would like volunteers, please.

http://womensrights.change.org/blog/view/40_days_of_harassment

Ever wish you could make the already troubled life of a woman with an unwanted pregnancy even harder? You are in luck! Today marks the start of the anti-choice movement's "40 Days for Life" event. From now until March 28th, event organizers are amping up protests at abortion clinics in 165 cities, both here in the United States and abroad.

Obviously, protesters outside of abortion clinics is nothing new. Every day, patients must walk through a gauntlet of insults and shame before they can get inside. Employees, too, are harassed, leading many to have security escorts and protected identities. For some reason, these anti-choice activists feel it is not only a good thing, but their Christian duty, to harass these people on a daily basis. That's why so many abortion clinics have volunteers who escort patients through the chaos outside. During the 40 Days campaign, the number of these protesters grows.

Here's a site listing the clinics the nutjobs are targeting:

http://40daysforlife.com/location.cfm

[secondwind]

1. I was finally accepted as a clinic escort by PP last Fall.....they went through my

entire background, going back almost 40 years, and I'm sure they did a criminal search as well. Anyway, they accepted me.....

I'm in the Caribbean until April 17th..........Boy, I wish I could help them!!! If anyone reading this feels the same way, contact your nearest PP office, and volunteer to help these women -- in memory of Dr.Tiller, who gave his life. And whose motto was "Trust Women".

[saigon68]

2. In my town these nut-jobs are out 24/7

They should volunteer to feed the poor--but no they insult and threaten women

[peace13]

5. Or volunteer to watch the little kidlets after they are born so mommy can finish school..

or work her third shift to feed the family.

[saigon68]

6. Those Fuckers have no interest in that

They are mostly sick Religious Nut-Jobs

[T Wolf]

3. Unfortunately, none of the targets are near me. I would love a chance to provide protection

for women needing medical care.

If I were able to, the assholes would not get withing ten feet of anyone I was escorting. I've been looking for a reason to wear my old track spikes.

[peace13]

4. Pretty bizarre, when you click on the link it gives a phone number

for the contact persons responsible for each location. That is pretty brave. Maybe a calling campaign would be help. I would so love to call and ask them to please not spit on people. I would remind them how Jesus felt when people spit on him.

[niyad]

7. too late to rec, but will kick for this very important information. thank you.

[niyad]

8. well, the PP down the street from me is on the list--but they were not there thursday aft or friday

at all when I went by. will call PP monday and offer my services (my spiked heels need a workout)