the crazy and the dangerous

[jwgh]

So. This past weekend Rhode Island was visited by the Westboro Baptist Church. Needless to say, they were not welcome and got some press coverage before, during, and after the fact.

Every so often I drive down Point Street past the Planned Parenthood there and invariably there are protesters out front with their signs. It's such an everyday thing that it wouldn't surprise me if people give directions by them -- go down Point Street and turn right at the giant fetus posters. Doing a little google news search turns up no recent mention of this -- I imagine this stopped being news years ago.

Regarding the latter bunch, silk_noir has put together a list of organizations that support abortion and birth control rights. Check them out, and, if you have the money and inclination, give them some support.

"I am a member of this community. Our DNA has been here since 1880. I belong here. The folks that come in from out of town, they are the intruders. Forty percent of all the people who were arrested here during the Operation Rescue in 1991 came from out of state. I intend to stay here. I am part of the fabric of Kansas and Kansas is part of the fabric of me." - Dr. George Tiller

Comments

[muffyjo]

RIP, Tiller, what an idiotic way to go for a bunch of folks who protest to love life.

[motis.livejournal.com]

I guess the sanctity and preciousness of human life ends at birth.

[doctroid.livejournal.com]

Every so often I drive down Point Street past the Planned Parenthood there and invariably there are protesters out front with their signs.

Really? That's a surprise. There occasionally are protesters at the Syracuse Planned Parenthood, but most days, no.

[doctroid.livejournal.com]

It presumably is news to no one that what some "pro-lifers" are actually pro- is not life, but controlling women's lives.

[kerri9494.livejournal.com]

I believe that there are protesters at Providence's PP office on Saturdays and Thursdays. AKA "procedure" days. They get more bang for their gauntlet-running buck that way.

[jwgh]

Providence has a large Catholic population; maybe that has something to do with it.

(Also I assume Kerri is more observant than I about when they're actually out there.)

[sunburn.livejournal.com]

A lot of clinics operate in this fashion because Doctors will work, say, 3 clinics/week or 10 a month or something like that. My eye surgeon (LASIK) was the same way, but fortunately doesn't have to dodge protestors.

Here in the district Randall Terry seeded

[notr.livejournal.com]

there's a permanent presence across the street from Kingston Hospital, and at least two marchers out front just about every day. The marchers are generally old people who I'm sure are entirely sincere--but I'm also sure they're not the source of the money behind the message, which goes out on billboards and railroad bridge banners over Broadway anytime they're otherwise unoccupied.

[kerri9494.livejournal.com]

I used to be a runner back in the day, to get people from the parking lot to the front door without being accosted by protestors. But I couldn't do it on Thursdays, because I had to work. There is every possibility that the days have changed since that long-ago time.