Your point is right on the mark. Decisions to restrict a person's rights to seek medical care in a facility of thier choice can have a tremendous impact on the health of our citizens, and thereby devastate our economy. As someone who can go any where for my care, I choose Planned Parenthood. But, as a rape survivor, getting a pap is uncomfortable enough for me, without dealing with condemning and hateful protesters in the process. When will they ever learn that you can't SHAME people into making healthy choices. In fact, it was thier SHAME that led me to feel badly enough about myself to get into the situation where I was raped in the first place. Thier hate is nothing more than salt on the wounds of my injustice.
Tuesday November 3 was my last official day blogging and videotaping the anti-choice "40 Days for Life" campaign. I'm so proud to say that the 1,034 protesters I encountered allowed us to raise more than $56,000 for Planned Parenthood Federation of America and the women our health centers serve — but only if pledges are fulfilled! Please click here to fulfill your pledge today.
We have collected the stories of our staff and activists and presented them as the blog entries of Emily X. Some entries are verbatim words written by staff. Other entries were written by us based on stories we heard.
Emily X serves as a reminder to the pro-choice community of the harassment and intimidation practiced by opponents of women's health. Emily X was triggered by and focuses on the anti-choice "40 Days for Life" protests, targeting Planned Parenthood affiliate health centers around the country. This year, the protests are taking place September 23 through November 1, 2009.
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Your point is right on the mark. Decisions to restrict a person's rights to seek medical care in a facility of thier choice can have a tremendous impact on the health of our citizens, and thereby devastate our economy. As someone who can go any where for my care, I choose Planned Parenthood. But, as a rape survivor, getting a pap is uncomfortable enough for me, without dealing with condemning and hateful protesters in the process. When will they ever learn that you can't SHAME people into making healthy choices. In fact, it was thier SHAME that led me to feel badly enough about myself to get into the situation where I was raped in the first place. Thier hate is nothing more than salt on the wounds of my injustice.
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