Pro-Lifers Pack Street at Philly Planned Parenthood: 'We Are Not Going to Continue to Be Bullied'
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- Hundreds came here to protest
a Pennsylvania state representative'srecent verbal attacks
against pro-life sidewalk councilors
outside this Philadelphia abortion clinic.
Brian Sims put out a videoof himself blasting a woman
who was merely praying outside the clinic.
- [Brian] An old white ladytelling people what's right
to do with their bodies.
Shame on you.
Shame.
Shame.
Shame on you.
There's no faith thattells you you are right
and everybody else is wrong.
- Then he basically offered a bounty
to get information on threeteenage girls praying here.
- [Brian] Bunch of pseudoChristian protestors who've
been out here shamingyoung girls for being here.
- Hi.
- [Brian] And so here's thedeal, I've got a hundred dollars
to anybody who willidentify any of these three.
- The pro-life advocates whoshowed up here told CBN News
they won't be intimidatednor will they stop
because abortion must be fought.
- We are not going to continueto be bullied as pro-lifers.
I am sick of this idea that just
because we are Christianswe cannot stand up
and defend ourselves.
That we cannot stand up and defend
our unborn brothers and sisters.
- We need to be able to be out there
and offer alternativesto these women going in.
- So we are calling on staterepresentative Brian Sims
and all those who dare to harass
and violate the first amendment rights
of the constituents here inPhiladelphia to step down.
- Sims accused pro-lifers oftargeting and hurting women.
But one lady told CBN newsfrom personal experience women
are actually hurt ifsomeone doesn't warn them
about the physical and mental impacts
that abortion can have on them.
- If anybody's ever had an abortion
including myself have,so first of all unless
you've had one I don't reallythink you have the right
to talk about because youdon't know the experience
and quite frankly most people who have
wouldn't wish it on their worst enemy
because the emotional aftermathnever, never leaves you.
- National pro-life leaders came here
to call on Sims to stop trying
to shame women and girls whoare exercising their rights.
They say the real shame isthe 61 million lives lost
since the Supreme Courtdecision legalizing abortion.
That's why they and countlessothers are gonna continue
to pray and council outside here
and other clinics all across the country.
Paul Strand, CBN Newsreporting from outside
the Elizabeth Blackwell PlannedParenthood in Philadelphia.