In their face a few hundred counter protesters bravely marched and shouted in the face of these anti-abortion fanatics. A few attempted to do a civil disobedience action unfurling a large banner in the midst of the anti-abortion forces but were quickly vamped on by the police.

This is a situation that needs to be radically transformed. The mainstream women's movement has sat by and done NOTHING while the right and ability of women to have abortion is further restricted. One house of Congress passed health care “reform” including the Stupak-Pitts Amendment which extends the federal ban on abortion to millions more women. Even women paying for private insurance plans with their own money will not be able to buy abortion coverage.In many parts of the country it is all but impossible to get an abortion. Courageous abortion providers like Dr. Tiller are being MURDERED!

Why should anti-abortion fanatics be allowed to set the terms for women’s lives?

Theocrats who believe they are on a mission from God, advocate the subjugation of women, and think gay people should burn in hell, don’t back down without a fight.

We need to set our own terms with much more widespread resistance and visible protest.