Rally moving for wrong reasons
By Hon Walker
Emerald Assoc iate Editor
Sunday's anti-abortion r.tllv
u .is emotionally mov ing tor <il
most everyone present \t the
oml. 1 too had tears m mv eves
Inil not for the reasons the
pro liters did
The ( emits ard ol the federal
Building tilled as demonstrn
tors most ol them couples and
families still dressed in then
Sunday best, arrived in groups
Coordinators distributed
"Slop abortion" placards and
Reporter’s Notebook
lapel pins printed with the
number "4.not) the number
of abortions performed daily in
thet' S
A solemn blond girl about t>
years old. walked past me with
a sign that read. “I’m glad mv
illinium kept me
There were so many « hit
dri'ii They mouthed some ol
the words to " Amazing (bat e"
while the courtyard thundered
with voices A couple ol boys
used their "Stop abortion"
signs to plavtullv lot eui h olliei
ov er the head
Soon the trout ol the federal
building bei .line a miv ol white
lai cs and red protest signs
The group was large) than
last November's "Mobilize tin
Women's laves" iallv
The group made up the larg
est pro life demonstration in
I .aim ( anility
And the group reaffirmed
what they had insisted all
along the pro i lion e itiove
ment had underestimated then
opponents mimhers and dedi
cation.
the 1, 111 v itsell was about an
hour long It wasn't until the
third speakei. Kev |ohn lloohei
ol the W illamette ( In istian
t entei touk the inn rophone
that 1 tullv realized the literally
religious passion with vvhii h
abortion opponents adhere to
their i ause
Hoolier gave a true tire and
brimstone speech thundering
oil about the need tin del cut v
instead ot dei adem e morality
instead ol morass and uiutila
lion." and drawing applause
attei ail using Women seeking
abortions ot "using their bodies
tor parking lots
liy the time he led tlie group
in a prayer, some demonstra
tors were dabbing at tears The
i rovvd fell absolutely silent
and hundreds ot heads bowed
Some in the group raised then
right hands skv w aid
Toes of legalized abortion suv
thev’re making headway to
ward real lung the non-Chris
linn taction (Bernard Nathan
son leader of National Kight to
Life, is a self-proclaimed athe
ist. I was told), bill there was
little ev idem e ol it Sunday
Most of the crowd consisted
of memtrers ol i bun h i ongre
gallons, and at least one service
adjourned with instruct ions to
attend the rally
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II nothing pise abortion
rights is .1 1.1! iviii lung .nul ilil
In uIt issue because it i rosses
boundaries that mi hide not
onk religion, but i olor et o
notnii st.ilus age and so mam
other tailors llouevet tins
huge i roud lai hed tins diversi
l\
(Children and babies though
the\ i annul v ote .ire c entral to
emotional appeals against abol
tion I he ' oung ones at the ral
Iv served this purpose llovvev
ei most ol them i mild not pos
siblv grasp the legal and polili
i al irnpltc at ions ot si it h a div i
sive issue
\bortion is the struggle ot
the I*)*His that will i ontilUie to
pit i olleagues lamilv mem
hers neighbors and politic.al
candidates against each other
Making a reprinine live
i hon e is .in ordeal I c an onlv
imagine I don't like the idea i>1
terminating a pregnane v I
doubt anvone does
lint dealing on sui h a per
soiial lev el vv ith sue h pllllo
sopliic al basic s as ble and
c lion e should not be Ihe elutv
ot a morallv motivated commit
mlv
The hlurred distinc tion be
lueen c hurt h and state threat
ens to reslric t the tlilfic ult right
to i house \ homogenous
group ol people appears eager
to impose their absolutist
stain e
At the time most ot the pro
liters were leaving I dec idl'd to
leave too A honking horn
i aught 111\ attention and a
shinv white car tilled with tour
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