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It's over — 40 days, 1,034 protesters. Phew!
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.
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Thank you again for coming on this journey with me.
It's also not to late to support Emily X, even if you didn't pledge! Click here to make your gift.
Thank you again for coming on this journey with me.
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About Emily X
- Emily X, a fictional name representing a compilation of Planned Parenthood affiliate staff and activists.
- 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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- The protesters hurt more than they help
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- Some people can’t believe I’m a minister and a Pla...
- I want to protect our patients
- We created a courtyard to protect our patients
- They vandalize our clinic
- It's my job to walk women into our clinic
- I worry that she won't come in for a pap
- She Took a Picture of My License Plate
- The view from the parking lot
- Why I come to work every day
- They called me a slut for working here.
- Better care
- "I'm here for birth control, lady"
- The protesters are my family
- People Matter
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- My name is Emily
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*For their safety and protection, Emily X represents a small handful of Planned Parenthood workers and activists, who may or may not be named Emily.
*For their safety and protection, Emily X represents a small handful of Planned Parenthood workers and activists, who may or may not be named Emily.
6 comments:
Growing up in my family, my mother has always made it clear to me how important women's reproductive rights are in society. Roe v. Wade made it possible for women to have a voice we never got to express before. My support is with Planned Parenthood. The services you offer help so many women and there isn't a soul on earth who can change my mind. Keep doing what you've been doing. You have my support, and I may be one person, but here in Oregon, The Planned Parenthood is welcome and appreciated.
Thank you again for all that you do. Your blog has made me think of what I can do to help the PP in my community, just 5 minutes from my house. It is a PP Express, so no abortions are done there. We don't have protesters all the time, so I don't know what I could do there. Any ideas? I'd really like to show PP my support.
i'm especially proud to see that TAMU logo on her sweat shirt. i attended college there, and my goodness are there some extremists! PP has my full support, whether it be bryan/college station, texas; or up here in washington state where we currently reside.
I agree that protesters hurt more than they help. If these people really wanted to get a message out about abortion, why don't they act like they are compassionate humans and volunteer at an adoption agency or something? Acting on fear (which is what terrorists do!) is completely non productive-except it motivates people like me to donate my pocket change for each one that shows up. =) I LOVE PP!
I agree with what you said about skewed facts. A fellow clinic defender (!) said that the anti's were just another point of view and I can't disagree with that more. The anti's deliberately use manipulation to get women to "choose" the way that the anti's want them to choose. This is fundamentally different than PP's position of supporting the woman to make a high-quality decision. The anti's deliberately advance poor decision quality.
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