What about a woman who has been raped?
Family Planning Associates - San Diego Sat., Nov. 28
From http://www.calcatholic.com/
We had 15 prayer warriors, including several children, plus three sidewalk counselors on Saturday morning in front of FPA, in spite of the storm. One would think that a cold, windy morning with pouring rain and hail would keep most prayer warriors at home. On the contrary, it provides an opportunity for sacrifice and lifts the prayers a little higher. It was a slower than typical morning for this abortion center, especially when considering that FPA is no longer doing abortions on Wednesdays. Only about six to eight women entered the mill.
Terry spoke to a young woman and her mother on their way to the abortion mill. The young woman had a blanket on her lap so, unsure, Terry asked her if she was coming for a follow-up appointment, or if this was her first visit to FPA. After she indicated it was her first visit, Terry told her she was glad they met, and that it was not a coincidence. Then describing the abortionist's medical malpractice and gross negligence history, and license suspension history as outlined in the flier entitled "What you should know about this Clinic," Terry noted that both the mother and young woman became interested and listened intently. Giving them a Culture of Life Family Services business card, Terry encouraged them to leave this place (FPA) immediately, and to go to COLFS on Monday where the young woman would be treated with respect and dignity and, most importantly, her health would not be jeopardized in any way. She also told them not to worry about anything, including cost, as COLFS cares for the health of women, not their money. Terry told them of several young women who have related bad experiences at FPA. Thanking Terry, they drove in and right past the clinic.
While Luis was covering the exit driveway, a red car with two women approached to exit the parking lot. The two women were Hispanic. The driver appeared to be in her early fifties, the passenger in her mid forties. Luis asked them if they spoke Spanish and they said they did. He gave them a Spanish brochure that lists several of the malpractice cases against the abortionist. He asked if they were coming from this doctor's office and the passenger responded that she had been referred to this doctor by a community clinic because she had a miscarriage. She said that the FPA doctor had told her she was fine and that the abdominal pains she was having was nothing. Luis told her to question the doctor's advice because the California Medical Board had suspended this doctor's license twice because of malpractice. He told her the pain she was experiencing could be something serious, and gave her Doctor Delgado's card, and recommended that she go see him as soon as possible. She said she would and was very grateful.
Roger spoke to a couple in the driveway who were referred to FPA by what they called a "good" doctor, who told the woman she needed an abortion because of internal scar tissue. Roger explained the litigation history of the abortionist, the various possible complications and risks involved in having an abortion, and that they should get a second opinion from Dr. Delgado from COLFS. They listened intently and said they would read the pamphlets he gave them, but were set on seeing the abortionist first, before deciding whether or not to leave. A while later, a taxi driver approached Roger on the way out and asked why all of the people were gathered on the sidewalk. After explaining that there was an abortion center here, the driver said he was pro-life, and agreed with what we were doing, but asked, "What about a woman who has been raped? Shouldn't it be OK for her to have an abortion?" Roger asked him if he thought the unborn baby was still a person, and if the unborn baby was guilty of any wrong-doing. He slowly nodded his head and thanked us for what we were doing.
