A peace activist tells of her first Rescue – a sit in at an abortion clinic:
“My first rescue was because of an invitation by an acquaintance in 1989. The newspaper told me how judgmental and harassing these people were, and my giving sideline tips on nonviolent tactics prompted this invitation, which I reluctantly accepted. What I discovered during that six hour ordeal and the trial that followed was that these pro-lifers in their purity and absolute abandonment “knew” far more about nonviolence than I did. I learned more from them than I had within the peace movement for 15 years.
The difference was in their genuine concern and focus on the child and her mother. There was nothing even remotely resembling anger or hate toward the abortionist.… This is a purity almost nonexistent in the peace and justice movement, where publicity and long-term effectiveness are often central to an action.”
Carol Crossed “The Seamless Web: The Violence of the Abortion War and a Consistent Life Ethic”
Gary E. McCuen Abortion Violence & Extremism (Hudson, Wisconsin: GEM Publications, 1997) 54 – 55
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