The pro-life movement was in full swing over the weekend, thousands across the country descended upon Planned Parenthood clinics across the country to protest federal funding for the abortion provider.
Protestors rallied in front of nearly 320 clinics nationwide, ranging in size from just a few dozen to some with well over a thousand, reported the Washington Post on Saturday.
The rallies involved speakers, prayer groups, and chants. Signs distributed by organizers read, “Planned Parenthood sells baby parts.”
They were referring to the eight different hidden camera interviews done with Planned Parenthood executives and citizen journalists from the Center for Medical Progress where executive discussed the sale of fetal tissue from aborted children.
“These rallies are meant to intimidate and harass our patients, who rely on our nonprofit health centers for basic, preventive health care. The people behind these protests have a clear political agenda: They want to ban abortion, and block women and men from accessing basic reproductive health care,” said Planned Parenthood’s Vice President Eric Ferrero said in a statement in response to protest.
While it’s unknown exactly how many people attended the protests, many pro-life groups that posted images to Twitter said it was the largest rally against the abortion provider ever.
John Piper prays at the #PlannedParenthood protest in St. Paul, Minnesota. #ProtestPP #DefundPP
(via @davidcrabb) pic.twitter.com/YiL69fQpZR
— The Gospel Coalition (@TGC) August 22, 2015
Final count 1600 #prolife ppl at #protestpp in Aurora IL #plannedparenthood #defundpp @ProLifeAction @EricScheidler pic.twitter.com/qsIYu6fGP8
— Jill Stanek (@JillStanek) August 22, 2015
Hundreds lining streets around Planned Parenthood in SE Houston in today’s protest, one of dozens across country pic.twitter.com/QY1mkSN2Cx
— St. John B. Smith (@stjbs) August 22, 2015
Plano #ProtestPP growing to over 350 folks. Where are you standing for life?? @ADFmedia @LilaGraceRose @LiveAction pic.twitter.com/nS1wm9Sl8e
— Britton Church (@bchurch0812) August 22, 2015
Over 600 #ProtestPP in Columbus! @createdequalorg #PPSellsBabyParts #DefundPP pic.twitter.com/OpChx9vrWt
— Seth Drayer (@sethdrayer) August 22, 2015
This is the Grenier family—six of the 850 protestors at the Falls Church, VA @PPact demonstration. #ProtestPP pic.twitter.com/0caUFheeeO
— J.C. Derrick (@jcderrick1) August 22, 2015
