I started sidewalk counseling when I was just over 20 years old. Contrary to the stories I've heard about counselors calling girls names and getting violent, we've had just the opposite experience. The first few times we protested we had a few girls that were willing to leave.

Illinois is not very good about notifying women of their options, so many women want our help. I've had girls come and ask me if we can talk, before an abortion, and girls that want to talk after the abortion.
I remember the first time that I saw a girl leave. She went into the clinic escorted, and my son was looking at her, he was 2 years old at the time. The girl just stared, and walked into the clinic. A few minutes later, a young man walked into the clinic, and automatically we knew something was going to happen. Within minutes the girl came out of the clinic crying, and wouldn't look at any of us. She was very embarassed.

The staff came out immediently and assured her she could go back in. But she had made up her mind, she didn't want to abort. The young man started cheering and told us he was going to be a father. He than hugged her, and gave her a kiss.

Because of the laws, we cannot step foot on the property, or say anything that would be offensive. Not only would it stop us from helping the girls, but it would also put us on bad terms with the police in the area. No one has been arrested at this clinic yet, but the clinic has called the cops on us numerous times.

So we called the man over, and gave him the information on fetal development, and on adoption information. As they pulled out, I asked if we could talk. I asked her for her name, and gave her my number. "Why did you want the abortion?"

She told me she was afraid of pregnancy and labor. I told her how my mother wanted to abort me, and had also had a previous abortion before me. She had 3 problem pregnancies because the abortionist accidently scraped her uterus too hard, and it resulted in her reduced fertility. I also told her about my sister's abortion, and how she was injured because of an infection that she developed. My sister can no longer have children.

I told her that the most amazing thing when you give birth, is how your baby recognizes you and how you are truly rewarded. Rewarded with a tiny little angel, who responds to your every touch and movement. I told her how my son used to kick me like crazy when I would touch my stomach, and I'd even wake him up when he slept during the day. My son always kicked me more at night, than the day. So I would jiggle him all day long, and even when he was born he wanted to sleep during the night. I gave her a hug, and they left. That afternoon the clinic called the police on us because they left. The police came out and no report was filed, because they had the legal right to leave.

We had another incident where a clinic escort tried to rip a girl out of the car when she was leaving. The police were called, and the same escort was again informed that they couldn't stop people from leaving.

In every case, at every abortuary, the story is different. And every woman aborts because she believes she is doing the right thing. But for the psychiatric nurses that protest with me, who treat women of abortion, and for me, who has been touched by abortion in many ways, we see the harm it can do. I've recently begun working with pro-lifers to try and help seperate ourselves from the radicalistic nutcases, who are causing fear at abortion clinics for pro-lifers and pro-aborters.

If we are to continue to help protect and inform women, we need to be honest, open, forgiving, loving, and respectful. These women are mainly alone, and don't know what to do. If we can help make sure they get the information they need before they abort, we will only do that by realizing pro-life means respect for all life, from the moment of conception until we die. Aleve Directions . casino bonus codes