- Another big issue at the ballot box

is abortion, with passion on both sides.

Pro-lifers showed theirstrength in Philadelphia

this weekend after vicious verbal attacks

on pro-life advocates bya Pennsylvania lawmaker.

More than a thousand pro-lifers showed up

where the attacks took place to say they

will not be silenced or they're not giving

up the fight for the unborn, as well.

Paul Strand was there.

- Hundreds came here toprotest a Pennsylvania

state representative'srecent verbal attacks

against pro-life sidewalk counselors

outside this Philadelphia abortion clinic.

Brian Sims put out a video of himself

blasting a woman who was really praying

outside the clinic.

- [Brian] An old, whitelady telling 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.

- [Paul] Sims hadbasically offered a bounty

for information on three teenage

girls praying here.

- [Brian] A bunch ofpseudo-Christian protestors

who've been out here shaming young girls

for being here.

- Hi!

- [Brian] Here's the deal.

I've got a hundred dollars to anybody

who'll identify any of these three.

- [Paul] The pro-life advocates who came

to this clinic, told CBN News they won't

be intimidated or stopped because abortion

must be fought.

- We are not going to continue

to be bullied as pro-lifers!

I am sick of this ideathat just because we

are Christians, we cannot stand up

and defend ourselves!

That we cannot stand upand defend our unborn

brothers and sisters!

- We need to be able to be out there

and offer alternativesto these women going in.

- We are calling on State Representative

Brian Sims and all those who dare

to harass and violate theFirst Amendment rights

of the constituents here in Philadelphia

to step down.

- [Paul] Sims accuses the pro-lifers

of targeting and hurting women.

One lady told CBN Newsfrom personal experience,

it actually hurts womenif they're not warned

about the physical and mental impact

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 really think you have the right

to talk about it because you don't

know the experience.

And quite frankly, most people who have,

wouldn't wish it on their worst enemy

because the emotional aftermath never,

never leaves you.

- National pro-life leaders came here

to call on Sims to stoptrying to shame women

and girls who are exercising their rights.

They say the real shame is the 61 million

lives lost since the Supreme Court

decision legalizing abortion.

That's why they and countless others,

are gonna continue to pray and counsel

outside here and other clinics

all across the country.

Paul Strand, CBN News,reporting from outside

the Elizabeth Blackwell Planned Parenthood

in Philadelphia.