Photos and writing by guest contributor Sam Obeid.

WARNING: Extremely graphic, morbid images within.

Anti-abortion Activism

I drive by this clinic almost daily, and usually see one or two people outside, holding up signs (some pointing passersby to a website called Show the Truth). But on this particular morning, anti-abortion protestors were fully organized and had about 10 people lined up on both sides of the street, displaying some very disturbing, poster-sized photos of dead and dismembered fetuses.

If I agree with a cause or not, I will always support the right to peaceful protest. This one appeared to be peaceful, but I was still bothered by the fact that they had a little boy holding up one of the graphic signs. This little boy should be out playing in a park, not protesting an abortion clinic!

I also question the photo - not necessarily the use of them, but I do wonder if they're actual abortion photos or not. I could be wrong, but I suspect they're from another source, such as medical school text books.

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