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On May 20, the Pro-Life Action League will join pro-life leaders and activists in Iowa to protest an appearance by Planned Parenthood CEO Cecile Richards.
This is the same Cecile Richards who once called the pro-lifers who were opposing the opening of the huge Aurora, Illinois abortuary “some of the ugliest anti-choice protesters we’ve ever seen.”
Moms and dads with kids in strollers, grandmothers with their Rosary beads, high-school teens rallying on behalf of their unborn brothers and sisters—that’s what Cecile Richards calls “ugly.”
What I call ugly is the kind of gala celebration of abortion that brings Richards to Cedar Rapids next week. It’s the “Planning is Power” 30th anniversary of Planned Parenthood of East Central Iowa (PPECI) at the Cedar Rapids Marriott.
But abortion is nothing to celebrate. In the thirty years since PPECI was founded, over 185,000 unborn babies have been aborted in Iowa (source)—most of them by Planned Parenthood.
It’s no wonder that Richards is eager to visit Iowa. Planned Parenthood is desperate to legitimize their abortion business. They want to make abortion as American as apple pie, hiding it behind words like “choice” and “planning” and “empowerment.”
But we’re not going to let that happen.
If you live anywhere within a few hours drive of Cedar Rapids, I invite you to join the pro-life protest.
We’ll kick off at 4 p.m. in the parking lot of St. Pius X Church in Cedar Rapids, with the collection of baby goods for the local pregnancy centers. Planned Parenthood is pushing abortion on the poor women of Iowa, so we want to do what we can to help them reject abortion and choose life.
Then I will emcee a press conference at 4:30, with pro-life leaders from Iowa. Our message for the media is simple: “Abortion is nothing to celebrate!”
Then at 5 p.m., my staff and I will lead the pro-life group down the block to the Cedar Rapids Marriot, where Planned Parenthood is holding their abortion gala. We’ll tear the mask off Cecile Richards’ euphemisms about “choice” and “planning” and show Iowa what Planned Parenthood is really Abortion, Incorporated.
(See below for protest details, including maps.)
Even if you don’t live within a few hours drive of Cedar Rapids, you can still help make this protest a huge success in three ways:
All pro-life Americans should be concerned when Planned Parenthood targets the “heartland” like this. And now you can do your part to fight back.
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Although a long way away in England God bless you and your defence
of the unborn. I promise prayers.
Posted May 11, 2010 at 2:46 pm
This makes me so sad as I am from Cedar Rapids and baptized my daughter at Saint Pius X. I am praying that you are very successful, and I promise never to stay at the Cedar Rapids Marriott again!
Posted May 11, 2010 at 9:00 pm
God bless you and yours in all ways, always.
Posted May 11, 2010 at 9:11 pm
I am planning on being there and will be asking friends and family to join us!
Posted May 11, 2010 at 11:48 pm
God Bless, folks…and I will be praying for your safety. We’re with you in spirit.
-from one of the “ugliest anti-choice protesters” in Aurora
*..If saving/ trying to save innocent unborn lives is “ugly”, I shudder to think what her definition of “beauty” is….
Posted May 12, 2010 at 12:21 pm
RRB:
I am so proud of every person who will be witnessing, May 20th, for every baby, born and pre-born! Planned Parenthood is about making money, by cajoling, being untruthful to mothers, to have abortions! How I wish that I could witness with you! I am with you in Prayers.
Posted May 12, 2010 at 8:36 pm
Eric,
Got my spot reserved on the DBQ Co. Right to Life Bus. Looking forward to seeing you there so we can let Cecile Richards know that what she is selling we aren’t buying.
Posted May 12, 2010 at 8:51 pm
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Posted May 20, 2010 at 3:06 pm
You’ll be in my prayers also; I have posted the story sent out through the wire on my column which can be found at http://www.examiner.com/x-49681-Evangelical-Living-Examiner. I took the liberty of using a picture from the site, if this is not acceptable, I will be happy to remove it.
Posted May 25, 2010 at 5:40 am
It’s people like you that made me move out of America. I couldn’t stand living amongst you closed minded, arrogant, religious freaks! Why don’t you learn to keep your opinions and beliefs to yourself, and let people live their own lives. I had to leave the country I was born in because of nuts like you. you have no idea how many lives you are ruining.
I hope your protest failed miserably and no one came! I’d be the one throwing a brick at you if I was there.
Posted July 14, 2010 at 12:09 am