Live Public Harassment Committee

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1:58:22 > 1:58:26If there was a designated space at the end of the road, whatever, that

1:58:26 > 1:58:32wouldn't achieve the purposes of what you think needs to be achieved.

1:58:32 > 1:58:36Although you are specifically not doing it yourself, but you need to

1:58:36 > 1:58:40have that one-to-one contact, to physically hand a leaflet to

1:58:40 > 1:58:42someone. Otherwise just demonstrating or holding a prayer

1:58:42 > 1:58:48vigil will not have that impact?I think the pro-life counsellor needs

1:58:48 > 1:58:54to be visible to people. That is the point, that there is somebody there,

1:58:54 > 1:58:58who is offering that helped. They need to be able to be identified as

1:58:58 > 1:59:01such.

1:59:03 > 1:59:09By the women who are looking for some sort... They want... To be able

1:59:09 > 1:59:13to talk to somebody about their situation. If somebody is absolutely

1:59:13 > 1:59:17determined, that's what they want, the woman has made up her mind, she

1:59:17 > 1:59:23walks past. She walks in. She has her abortion. But for many, many

1:59:23 > 1:59:25women, that is not the case.

1:59:28 > 1:59:33Somebody who is there, peaceful and prayerful, holding a leaflet, which

1:59:33 > 1:59:39is not... Threatening or intimidating, we feel very strongly.

1:59:39 > 1:59:43But in the current culture we have in this country surrounding

1:59:43 > 1:59:46abortion, the huge abortion propaganda that is out there, women

1:59:46 > 1:59:50are simply not being able to make a proper, free choice about their

1:59:50 > 1:59:54pregnancy.OK.

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