To think the tactics of CBR UK are disgusting? Trigger warning - pro life.

[MistressoftheDarkSide]

I've been seething since Saturday when I encountered the organisation CBR UK on one of the busiest parts of our town centre.

CBR UK are a fundamental pro-life organisation claiming to have the interests of women traumatised by abortion at heart. Actually their roots are in the US and are underpinned by fundamentalist Christian beliefs.

Their way of educating and supporting women is to display 6 x 8 feet technicolor pictures of the aftermath of abortion in full view of women and children to get their point across.

A look at their Facebook page will prove to you I am not making this up. They place a warning sign ahead if the images, and also warn that they live film their activities, but it's obviously lip service.

They hand out leaflets and try to engage people

I challenged one of the very smug beatific older woman and suggested they must really hate women, but no, it's because they love and want to protect us apparently. And "God" - which slipped out as I took my leave and she called out God bless you. To which I responded how dare you bring God into this - and her parry was - why do you hate him that much?

Anyway, I'm posting this to make you aware that you might come up against this while doing your Christmas shopping.

Whatever your views on abortion, (Mine are pro choice and pro it's noone else's Goddamn business except a woman and her doctor) can we agree that this kind of "awareness raising" is almost psychological terrorism and should not be on our high streets in such graphic forms?

Women who have been rated, suffered traumatic medical miscarriages and are possibly accompanied by curious children don't need this shit rubbed in their faces while doing their Christmas shopping - or at any time.

AIBU?

Find out from the local council what permits they need to be on the pavement. Look at those permit conditions. Possibly, they have exceeded those and, therefore, might not be able to get permits in the future to campaign.

Am doing that - thank you.

Ugh. 'claiming to have the interests of women traumatised by abortion at heart' ...by doing something that will undoubtedly traumatise women, as you say, and others too.

'Pro-life', my arse.

Goodness, imagine being this stupid.

Don't have one then. And mind your own business regarding other people's medical care

@RememberedBills-4 weeks? So a total ban, then.

Do you think the tactics this CBR group are using are 'enlightened', @RememberedBills ?

Enlightened US?

Gosh, you must be hard of thinking.

I hope @RememberedBills is allowed to stand, so posters can see it for the arrant shite it is.

I don’t accept that it’s medical care.

I think the total number of justifiable abortions performed each year in the UK is less than 1000. Yes it should be reduced to that number.

The number of abortions taking place are absolutely horrific. If it has to happen then it should be within 4 weeks of conception, maximum

There is a really easy solution for your problem - don't have an abortion.

Luckily, abortion is safe and legal for women in the UK.

I posted about this on my Facebook page and several American friends commented and they are obviously not enlightened because they don't like it either.

Fundamentalist pro-life zealotry kills women.

I'm still absolutely furious.

Do we really want this mission creep leading us down the US path? Solidarity to sisters across the pond.

I don’t accept that it’s medical care

It doesn't matter what you think, thankfully.

Ah yes, the 'enlightened' US where of course they humanely reduce the number of abortions required by free, local, easy access to good contraceptive options, and where there's great support for women who have children they can't support (be that emotionally or financially)?

@RememberedBills "I think the total number of justifiable abortions performed each year in the UK is less than 1000"

Could you expand on this?

And how many women know they are pg within 4 weeks and how many could access medical care and arrange an abortion that quickly.

In your pro life stance are you going to support this women, give them money, allow them to return to education, emotionally support them? No of course your bloody not. You'll be the first complaining about all these single mums that got themselves pg on purpose and expect the state to support them

Thank god I'm in UK where abortion is a legal right.

@Theworminlabyrinth mind your own bloody business.

Come again??

Your personal measure of ‘justifiable’ is just that. Yours. There are millions of other people whose opinion is as justified as yours.

Whats the difference between a termination at 12 weeks and one at 4? There isn’t one is there, just be honest with yourself that your views are hypocritical and likely misogynistic. There is no reason a 4 week old embryo is less ‘deserving’ of your championship.

Well you would be wrong then

Agreed.

I'd have more truck with them if they promoted other pro women policies is improved maternity pay and child support, clamping down on male violence, better contraceptive services etc. funnily enough they have nothing to say on those things!

You aren't the one who gets to decide whether an abortion is justifiable or not, thats for the pregnant woman and medical staff to decide.