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Mobile ultrasound draws protesters
Kiera Manion-Fischer
Issue date: 4/24/07 Section: News
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A large white RV with the words "Image Clear Ultrasound" written on its side, sits outside the Student Center every Monday.
This week it was greeted with student protesters.
Katie Troha, sophomore applied conflict management major, organized a protest against Pregnancy Solutions and Services, a faith-based organization in Akron.
The organization brings its mobile ultrasound unit, to campus from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. every Monday.
They offer free ultrasounds, pregnancy tests and information.
Troha said their information is not accurate. One example was how abortion can lead to breast cancer.
At first she was the only person standing next to the Pregnancy Solutions RV. She handed out flyers explaining myths about abortion to a girl coming out of the van and people passing by.
Donna Clark, outreach minister for Pregnancy Solutions and Services, said their goal is to give out accurate information, depending on what a student is interested in, whether it is pregnancy, adoption, abortion or spiritual matters.
"I share what I believe, she said. "I don't want to offend anyone."
She said even though she does not personally advocate abortion, she does not force her opinions on anyone.
After some time, Troha was joined by five other students.
They passed out flyers and Annie Stahl, freshman community health education major, held up a sign saying "Image Clear lies to women."
"I'm hoping to let Image Clear Ultrasound know that we do not appreciate being lied to and misled," Stahl said.
— Kiera Manion-Fischer
This week it was greeted with student protesters.
Katie Troha, sophomore applied conflict management major, organized a protest against Pregnancy Solutions and Services, a faith-based organization in Akron.
The organization brings its mobile ultrasound unit, to campus from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. every Monday.
They offer free ultrasounds, pregnancy tests and information.
Troha said their information is not accurate. One example was how abortion can lead to breast cancer.
At first she was the only person standing next to the Pregnancy Solutions RV. She handed out flyers explaining myths about abortion to a girl coming out of the van and people passing by.
Donna Clark, outreach minister for Pregnancy Solutions and Services, said their goal is to give out accurate information, depending on what a student is interested in, whether it is pregnancy, adoption, abortion or spiritual matters.
"I share what I believe, she said. "I don't want to offend anyone."
She said even though she does not personally advocate abortion, she does not force her opinions on anyone.
After some time, Troha was joined by five other students.
They passed out flyers and Annie Stahl, freshman community health education major, held up a sign saying "Image Clear lies to women."
"I'm hoping to let Image Clear Ultrasound know that we do not appreciate being lied to and misled," Stahl said.
— Kiera Manion-Fischer
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Rev Spitz
posted 4/24/07 @ 2:13 AM EST
These pro-abortion babykillers cannot stand the truth that abortion is the murder of a human baby.
J
posted 4/24/07 @ 9:02 AM EST
Is this protest an example of tolerance?
Emily
posted 4/24/07 @ 9:28 AM EST
It's an expression of the desire for true and accurate information. Image Clear Ultrasound gives out misinformation to the women entering and supplies them with pamphlets which use questionable resources at best, and misuse those resources which are credible. (Continued…)
Tracy
posted 9/24/07 @ 10:04 AM EST
Planned Parenthood and other abortion clinics refuse to show the woman her ultrasound photo. If a human embryo/fetus is just "uterine content" (as Planned Parenthood refers to it) why not give the woman the choice to view it and let her decide for herself?
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