Mission Local spent some time with the anti-choice geezers forever posted up outside Planned Parenthood:
On a recent Friday afternoon, Ron Konopaski, 71, sets up a folding chair outside the clinic. It’s closed today, but that doesn’t matter. The retired dentist has been here every day since March 9. His duty is to ensure that at least two people are in front of the clinic at all times.
Konopaski and his fellow activists believe that abortion, even when due to rape, is an abomination to God’s plan. To them, the elements of a person begin at fertilization — a new life that no one other than God has the right to take.
“We’re trying to just give them the truth,” says Konopaski.
i think the proper term is “anti-death geezers”… pretty sure the only “choice” they are opposed to is killing. way to maintain the status quo cliché though! super novel!!
In a country that is currently fighting FOUR wars, you’d think they’d be focusing on people that were already born. But no, instead they’re telling women what to do based on their deluded belief that they are god’s soldiers.
These men should be in a mental institution.
So maybe they should go choose a corner on Int’l Blvd in Oakland to post up, and protest the killings that happen over there?
This is why radio-controlled toy helicopters were invented: so we can drop flaming stink-bombs on these evil fuckers without getting arrested for it.
Really uptight fascist conservatives are unsafe for women and girls.
As much as I roll my eyes at these folds and their ‘truth’, it makes me remember that we are still free enough to protest.
I’m thinking that flaming stink-bombs might well be a form of protected free speech.
Free speech comes with a price in this city.
You mean I get to call you a racist if you call people out based on their race? That’s not much of a price. Sure, you can get into trouble by being a jerk online, but it’s bad form to whine about it.
I believe that was a statement. I prefer my wine to be Escaravailles Cote Du Rhone.
the republican ‘right’ seems to believe that by denying planned parenthood federal funds they will prevent abortions, but lets be realistic;if you have less women getting preventative services like birth control and morning after options, the reduced funding (NO federal funds are spent on abortions at planned parenthood; look it up) will reduce the services available and the people who need them will not have access… thus MORE unwanted pregnancies, and even MORE abortions or wards of the state…. is this an appropriate alternative? really?
By the way, I did my required marriage blood test at SF Planned Parenthood. Don’t you jackasses believe in marriage?
They don’t require blood tests any more
What? STDs were eliminated while I wasn’t looking?!
Yea. You settled too early. Shoulda held out for anonymous and totally disease-free sex. It’s fucking great out there!
Would anyone else be interested in cross-dressing/drag in front of these old dudes on a sunny day? I think we could shake ‘em, at least.
Seriously Missioners- someone needs to egg these MFers.
1 It ain’t a life at conception, just a blob of cells
2 It ain’t your womb
3 worry about the living
4 there is no “god”
I thought sit-lie was being enforced, whats with all the chairs and stuff?