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#ProtestPP events met with violence by abortion supporters

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#ProtestPP events met with violence by abortion supporters

Earlier this week, Live Action News reported on #ProtestPP, a series of coordinated, pro-life demonstrations across the nation. Protests took place outside Planned Parenthood facilities nationwide, including in Washington, D.C.

Many of the protests drew counter-protests from supporters of the abortion corporation. The Washington Times reports that about 200 pro-life protesters gathered outside a Planned Parenthood in Denver, and were countered by about 24 Planned Parenthood supporters.

Most of the protests and counter-protests occurred peacefully, but it appears that not all did. Students for Life of America reports that at the demonstration in Washington, D.C., police had to physically move Planned Parenthood supporters who blocked and even shoved pro-lifers.

The protest in Portland showcased even worse behavior on the part of pro-abortion demonstrators. Students for Life of America’s Northwest Regional Coordinator, Katie Lodjic, reported:

Lodjic says police had to intervene against ridiculous behavior by pro-aborts in Portland, and claims that supporters of Planned Parenthood grabbed pro-life brochures and threw them away.

In a livestreamed video taken at the protest in St. Paul, a Planned Parenthood supporter can clearly be seen grabbing at the pro-lifer’s phone. The pro-abortion demonstrator is carrying a “keep your laws off my body” sign. Perhaps “keep your hands off my phone” would be a more relevant sign for next year.

Mary Alice Carter, interim vice president of Planned Parenthood Federation of America, tried to defend the abortion corporation’s public image against the crowds of pro-lifers seeking the defunding of the abortion giant.

“Patients don’t go to Planned Parenthood health centers to make a political statement — they go to receive quality care from a provider they know and trust,” said Carter. “That’s what we’re focused on today and every day.”

Sadly for Carter, the world is now aware that what some Planned Parenthood staff are focused on “today and every day” is actually pizza parties after abortions.

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Despite some unpleasant encounters with Planned Parenthood supporters seeking to silence pro-lifers, many protesters feel that #ProtestPP was a nationwide success for the pro-life movement. Terrisa Lopez of Secular Pro-Life, who attended the San Francisco protest, reports:

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