Strong Pro-Life Showing in Aurora
— Posted by John (April 28, 2008 at 1:28 pm)
There’s a full report on Saturday’s rally in Aurora, IL here.
Despite the nasty winds and unseasonably cold temperatures, over 400 pro-lifers came out to protest at the site of the largest currently operating abortion clinic in the U.S.
One of the features of Saturday’s rally was a “Cemetery of Choice” consisting of tombstones with the names of women who have lost their lives due to abortion:
Many pro-lifers offered prayers for these women and their babies and for an end to abortion.
The rally ended on a high note with a commemoration of babies who have been saved from abortion.
At Planned Parenthood Aurora, at least a dozen mothers have chosen life because of the prayer and counseling presence there, and those are only the ones we know about. And that number is just a fraction of the babies who have been saved across the country by the efforts of pro-lifers.
To celebrate the lives of these babies, pink and blue helium balloons were distributed and pro-lifers tagged their balloons with a name for one of these babies. The balloons were released together in a beautiful display of the joy of life and the success of the pro-life movement.
After our first big rally at Planned Parenthood Aurora last summer, Planned Parenthood/Chicago Area CEO Steve Trombley said:
Most people spend their Saturdays taking their kids to the soccer game, doing things around the house, and I think as time moves on, people will go back to their normal lives.
What he doesn’t realize is that fighting abortion is something we do as part of our “normal lives”.
And that’s why we’ll never stop.
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Christina says:
Great job!
I also recommend — if you didn’t do it, since the pics don’t show — printing out each woman’s story and pasting it on the back of the tombstone. This makes them far more real than just names and dates.
Comment posted April 28th, 2008 at 4:09 pm
Christina says:
Also, sturdy “tombstones” can be made with white foam board. You only need to cut the top in a curve, using something like a trash can lid or pizza pan for a guide. Then use spray adhesive to paste the info on, and cover it with a coat of hairspray or shellac.
Comment posted April 28th, 2008 at 4:14 pm
Renee Zettek says:
Thank-you to Eric S. for all his love and hard work. And to all the young people including my teenage daughter whom drove 2 hours with me and prayed on her knees in front of the building. To all the warm and loving people we met on this first time trip thank-you. My daughter and I plan on coming montly now and bringing more of her friends. She came home and called so many friends, all of which want to join in on the prayers and hope for God’s smallest victims. God Bless everyone whom came out on this very cold day.
Comment posted April 29th, 2008 at 7:16 am
Miss March says:
It sounds like it was amazing. I wish I could have been there! Thank you to all of you who went. You represent many, many more people who are praying for the same thing, an uprising of a culture of life! God bless you and I hope to join you next time.
In Christ,
Jo March
Comment posted April 29th, 2008 at 6:31 pm
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