They were at Parkville High in January, and according to the school adminstration, they knew ahead of time and there was nothing they could do, since they were technically not on school property.

What's problematic is there is no clear message (don't have sex or don't have abortions?) or metric to measure the effectiveness of the campaign. That's why I always like infiltrate these demonstrations and hand out condoms. When people object I point out they have a near 98% effectiveness rate.

Plus they are fun to blow up and release into traffic.

The protesters don't need a permit, as long as they are on public property.
It's called freedom of speech. It's found in the First Amendment to the Constitution.

I am a student at Parkville High and those protesters were out there about a month ago. Even though they have the right to protest, they should not do it outside of a school.

What do they ever plan to accomplish by protesting in front of the kids? The kids will think they are strange, and laugh off the whole thing. Not a very good way to make converts.
Has any real group claimed this farce?

There is no logical reason for protesting outside of a high school. And of you read their website it says that they go to campuses where they are invited. If that is true who invited them?

These are the same people that did it on school property at Parkville High School. The images were gruesome, and jarring. I am certain that they were NOT invited to any school property. It is a guerilla effort not sanctioned by anyone. As a practicing Roman Catholic, I almost vomited. It was not a conversation, it was a visual rape.

We came upon the protest this morning and were almost involved in a car accident due to the distraction of the large horrible photos. What is the message here? Is it fair to subject younger children to these photos? This group took away my right as a parent to decide what I expose my children to! Many students were upset and horrified- this road also feeds two other schools in the vicinity. It is disruptive and they should not be near school property, not to mention the safety hazards of traffic. Shame in you CBER!!

This is disgusting. Approximately 12-13 years ago these protesters where stationed outside of GBMC during rush hour where my Son and his Father drove by daily. Dad was shocked by the graphic pictures and in the beginning, we both at a loss as to how to explain the pictures.

I say good for them They are really trying to stop all abortions even if it is in front of a high scholl

And I forgot to say the teenagers will hopefully think twice before having sex and abortion.

Whether we want to accept it or not....high school age students are having sex and some get pregnant. 25 % of all abortion are done high school age students. Many if not most high school students let alone adults have never seen what abortion does to a baby..... therefore live and operate in misconception about abortion. They do not realize that a baby, a human being, is killed in the brutal way via abortion.
For the student, the decision to become sexually active is life changing....becoming pregnant is life changing.....which is followed by the life changing decision...am I to give birth to my baby and be a single teen age single parent....or am I going to kill my baby by having it aborted. The Education system is failing the students by not providing them will all the information about sex, human fetal development, adoption and abortion.....high school students need the full disclosure particularly about abortion....how abortion are performed and the risks that are presented to the Mom having an abortion. The Demonstrators or Street Educators are simple doing what the Education system has failed to do.. Life Matters

Abortion is a very complicated issue. An issue that will be debated forever. Whether you agree with abortion or not, one this is not debatable: You can't tell someone else what to do with his/her own body. Lets remember we live in the land of the free. If you want to control women's bodies, move to North Korea.

It is not fair to parents to have to explain this to younger children. Protesting near a school is out of bounds. These are children at these schools. And to all of you bleeding hearts, it is NONE OF YOUR BUSINESS what others do with their bodies! You're NOT my doctor!

I was one of the parents who stood in front of the photos. They were graphic and horrific. I even told the protester that I agreed he has his right to free speech, but the photos are over the line. If they (the photos) were in a film, the film would have an R rating (which means kids couldn't see it), so why are they allowed to be displayed openly in front of a school?

Does the anti-abortion group remember why abortion was legalized ? People are going to get abortions in a Doctors office or in a back room. The anti-abortion group need to go after people like Sherri Shepard who confessed to 5 or so abortions thereby making some think it is a method of birth control.

Schools teach kids how to have sex, hand out condoms & refer for abortions, but refuse to teach the consequences.

The reason there are so many abortions is because the reality of it is hushed. "OUT OF SIGHT, OUT OF MIND". Kids are having sex long before High School now and need to know the consequences of their actions before they kill their babies and destroy their own lives in the process.

Keep in mind Abortion not only kills that baby but the generations of people that baby would have produced. It also destroys the emotional well-being of the people involved and in many instances, can make the girl sterile or dead.

A girl or woman never forgets having an abortion and neither do the people who took part in the abortion...parents, boyfriend... It takes an emotional and spiritual toll on all. Women who have had abortions regret it the rest of their lives.

Abortion is not a boo boo that heals. It's murder and women realize it after the fact if they are not made aware before they do it so they can have the chance to change their mind. So many good people would love to adopt these babies.

AND YES, I've seen these young girls dragged to abortion mills by their parents, in tears, begging not to have the abortion. THAT is what is disgusting.

http://www.silentnomoreawareness.org/

God bless those who enlighten others before they are put in that situation of choosing life over death and having to live with it later.

It is my job as a parent to teach my children - just as it is yours. I do not stand in front of your home or school with condoms, and I expect the same respect! And as for the kids that are being forced by their parents to have an abortion - what about all the girls who are forced to keep an unwanted pregnancy? Isn't that something that a girl has to live with everyday of her life? Is that a "boo boo that heals" ? Isn't her emotional well being at risk as well?

Here's an education for everyone who does not understand abortion.

If you are still going on the false assumption that the baby is not a baby but a glob of tissue that feels nothing, you need to see this video. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x_KvVMZw_a4&feature=related

Once you've seen an abortion, you definitely think twice before doing it.

See the cost of abortion here.
http://www.priestsforlife.org/how-much-does-abortion-cost.htm

Post abortion testimonies.
http://priestsforlife.org/postabortion/postabortiontestimonymen.htm

I am over 50 years old. My parents NEVER DISCUSSED SEX, BIRTH CONTROL NOR ABORTION with any of us. NEVER. So, we learned from friends, books, Planned Parenthood (for birth control), ect. It is up to the individual to take responsibility for their actions and I don't believe anybody needs to judge anyone on what they do, parents or kids. If using the picture method of shocking people is so effective, some people need to weigh in if this method was effective. If anything, the pic's would be a reminder to take your birth control. I remember a Home Economics Teacher In Junior High School give us an INFORMAL sex education lesson by telling a group of us 8th graders - 'Do you want to have a few moments of pleasure only to suffer the consequences forever ?' That small bit of wisdom as stayed with me a lifetime. I do not agree with using those pictures as a way to prevent abortion. If I hear of this group showing up at a school, I will be there to block those images.

You can order this film in it's entirety.
http://bloodmoneyfilm.com/

Proof that the abortion industry is just that....a money making industry. I misquoted above...it's actually a Billion Dollar industry.
http://www.abortiontv.com/Misc/BabyPartsForSale.htm

How abortion mills pressure, not give options to women and girls. It's in their financial interest.
http://afterabortion.org/2012/planned-parenthoods-mission-is-to-pressure-women/
http://www.abort73.com/abortion/abortion_for_profit/

I DO know what my children are being taught, Thank You! I personally want my children to know how to make RESPONSIBLE CHOICES. There are girls forced to keep their children - I have seen it happen. Girls who were forced (by their parents) into marriages they did not want, girls who weren't able to finish school because of an unplanned pregnancy. And yes, you can put a baby up for adoption - and maybe it will get adopted - maybe.

I do see the issue with having to explain these pictures and how uncomfortable and unsettling it would be to have to have that conversation... I am a bit confused though by all the parents who say it is for THEM to teach their children and it is an issue between families... Who is complaining that the school writing passes and excusing your children to go get birth control AND ABORTIONS is not an infringment between you and your children. You know the schools have taken you out of the equation already by doing this! I also think getting an abortion not knowing the full consequences is much harder on these children then seeing those pictures! I would not show pictures like that, but the double standart is confusing to me...

Donna, I'm just providing the necessary information for some informed decision making for you and others reading these posts. No need to get riled up. The way you wrote your first post, it sounded like you may not have been aware of what is being taught in schools.

It is your child, and teaching that child IS your responsibility and the consequences of those teachings are also your responsibility. But, if we allow the government to educate our children on moral issues that should be taught at home, then, those of us who are concerned for the souls of those children, will continue to do their best to do what God would want us to do...save the children, both those in danger of abortion and the children bearing those babies.

We just all need to keep in mind, what decisions we make today will be paid for when we meet the Lord one day.

Matthew 18:6
But if you cause one of these little ones who trusts in me to fall into sin, it would be better for you to have a large millstone tied around your neck and be drowned in the depths of the sea.
Amen.

Dear Anita & Fullofopinions -
I do not need or want you to inform me! And again, I really would not have had an issue if you were providing info to those who asked, or with with gentle posters. I did not need my 14 year old to see those photos. There are parents who had even younger children in the car with them who had to explain those photographs, and what abortion is! And , I do not need you to save me. You are under the presumption that everyone believes in your god. We don't.

Matthew 10:14
If any household or town refuses to welcome you or listen to your message, shake its dust from your feet as you leave.

I've done my job. The rest is up to you to either listen to God or not.

You are so right, Donna! and to you Anita-- do you have children? How cold and abrasive you must be to think those pictures are acceptable. Why not put up pictures of murder victims for gun control, would that work? NO
It takes a village to raise our children -- GET OUT OF OUR VILLAGE!!!

UPDATE: This matter has reached the district attorneys office. IT is legal for protestors to be near a school, UNLESS it is disruptive to the students... the pictures were very disturbing thus disruptive. The police called me back for further input-- I will be following up with this issue...

My how times have changed. When I went to Towson High (mid 80's) they showed us these nasty photos IN SCHOOL, in health class. They also showed a film where they described in detail how abortions are performed. I remember it vividly, I actually passed out.

This group -- the Center for Bioethical Reform seems to get a charge out of showing these horrific pictures. They don't care about abortion but sensationalism-- this is not about pro-life for them, but dramatic, shocking attention they get from disturbing the community with their posters. These people have issues! Someone will get hurt while driving at the shock of these images...is this group prepared for that responsibility.
Why not have some balls and let the public know where you will be protesting next...I will be there with my spray paint! Bring it!!

Can you imagine the outrage from these people if THEIR children had been shown graphic photos in school without their parents' permission? They'd be burning up the phone lines and protesting.

As a parent with YOUNG children (5 and 7) I do not want to have to explain to my 5 year old why there is a picture of a dead baby being held up while we are driving by. I don't disagree that high school aged students are one of the target markets for this type of message, I don't think younger kids need to be exposed. There is no way to avoid the pictures because you don't know they are there until you are on top of the images. If they want to share this message, hold an assembly within the school for age appropriate people. make the parents sign a permission slip for the kids to attend or something. We have enough bad drivers on the roads and near miss accidents due to distractions, lets not add more.