Anti-abortion group stirs debate
Reginald James
Issue date: 3/18/10 Last update: 3/18/10 at 12:59 AM PST
Section: News
An anti-abortion group caused a stir when it arrived at Laney March 8 with banners bearing graphic images of dismembered fetuses.
"We came to educate students about abortion," said Don Blythe, member of the Sanctity of Human Life Network's 'Project Truth.' He said many students don't know what an abortion actually looks like. "When you put the reality of abortion on a picture the words have meaning."
Mer Stevens of the Laney International Socialist Organization (ISO) responded by organizing a counter demonstration. Another woman at the ISO's table questioned why all "Project Truth" members, including two children, were males.
Vice-President of Student Service Dr. Donald Moore apologized in a March 9 email for the display being on campus during International Women's Day and Women's History Month."
"The college's position is to support that which encourages civil discourse and debate and that protects freedom of speech, which ultimately on an academic campus is what a higher education institution wishes to protect," Moore wrote.
After someone allegedly spat at Blythe, he called reinforcements.
Local Pastor Walter Hoye and his wife, Lori, came Tuesday, March 9 to show "what actually happens inside an abortion clinic."
"We're here specifically targeting African American students so they can be educated to know it is genocide," Lori Hoye said. "We're losing our race at a rate that is astronomical." Stevens said the group's propaganda was racist and sexist and suggested that "black women can't be trusted to make decisions about their own lives, their own bodies and their own families." She added that having an abortion at age 19 got her out of an abusive relationship.
"Abortions save women's lives," Stevens said. "Women should be the final authority on how their lives are lived."
"I don't think anyone has a choice to take another person's life," Lori said. As the child of a rape victim, she make no exceptions for victim's rape or incest either. "Life is life, and God decides when life is conceived and He decides when life occurs and He's the only one that should take it away."
"We came to educate students about abortion," said Don Blythe, member of the Sanctity of Human Life Network's 'Project Truth.' He said many students don't know what an abortion actually looks like. "When you put the reality of abortion on a picture the words have meaning."
Mer Stevens of the Laney International Socialist Organization (ISO) responded by organizing a counter demonstration. Another woman at the ISO's table questioned why all "Project Truth" members, including two children, were males.
Vice-President of Student Service Dr. Donald Moore apologized in a March 9 email for the display being on campus during International Women's Day and Women's History Month."
"The college's position is to support that which encourages civil discourse and debate and that protects freedom of speech, which ultimately on an academic campus is what a higher education institution wishes to protect," Moore wrote.
After someone allegedly spat at Blythe, he called reinforcements.
Local Pastor Walter Hoye and his wife, Lori, came Tuesday, March 9 to show "what actually happens inside an abortion clinic."
"We're here specifically targeting African American students so they can be educated to know it is genocide," Lori Hoye said. "We're losing our race at a rate that is astronomical." Stevens said the group's propaganda was racist and sexist and suggested that "black women can't be trusted to make decisions about their own lives, their own bodies and their own families." She added that having an abortion at age 19 got her out of an abusive relationship.
"Abortions save women's lives," Stevens said. "Women should be the final authority on how their lives are lived."
"I don't think anyone has a choice to take another person's life," Lori said. As the child of a rape victim, she make no exceptions for victim's rape or incest either. "Life is life, and God decides when life is conceived and He decides when life occurs and He's the only one that should take it away."
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anonymous
posted 3/18/10 @ 1:00 PM PST
I strongly suggest that anyone interested in this topic get a copy of a stunning 2 hour documentary called: Maafa21 . The producers of Maafa21 went directly to the source, researching the information from the papers of Margaret Sanger , Planned Parenthood, their board, and their eugenic supporters. (Continued…)
me
posted 3/18/10 @ 11:41 PM PST
http://radicalprofeminist.blogspot.com/2010/02/horrible-thought-about-maafa-this-is.html
paul
posted 3/24/10 @ 5:47 PM PST
It was clear to me that most people at Laney support choice and access to abortion. Of the 6 people asked about it in the tower all were pro choice. I was glad to see most people were indifferent to, or challenged the anti choice protesters. (Continued…)
Howard
posted 4/08/10 @ 8:17 PM PST
Reginald, I was perplexed with your report of prolifer's visit to your campus. You made some statements that have no basis in truth in the desire to be fair or balanced. (Continued…)
Reginald James
posted 4/11/10 @ 11:34 PM PST
Howard,
In response to your accusations:
First:
1) First, you did not report that there were four men and four woman from the prolife group on campus, but instead quoted the false statement from the prochoicers about who was present. (Continued…)
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