Pro-life rally features march, speakers

Shelly Ortbals, left, and her 2-year-old son, David, of Russellville make their way into the Capitol building Saturday among others taking part on the Pro-Life March held in Jefferson City. Photo by Shaun Zimmerman.

By Olivia Ingle

Sunday, January 20, 2013

Pro-life supporters filled the Missouri Capitol Rotunda on Saturday morning for the 2013 Midwest March for Life.

Occurring nearly 40 years after Roe v. Wade — a court ruling establishing a right to abortion on Jan. 22, 1973 — the Midwest March for Life promoted an end to abortion.

The event began at the Governor’s Mansion, where supporters clutching pro-life signs proceeded to High Street to march to the Capitol.

At the Capitol, the event included speakers from various pro-life organizations across Missouri and testimonies from Silent No More Awareness, an organization that reaches out to women and men who have been hurt by abortion.

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kesh 3 months, 3 weeks ago

There is nothing more irritating to me than a person that supports a cause without a plan. So you get abortions taken away, then what? Children are born in single mother homes, she is barely able to take care of herself, what do you suggest...welfare? Then you complain that all your taxes are being used to support people who sit on their butts and collect checks. Adoption? With times as hard as they are unless you are well to do I don't know to many people who are in that market right now. So now you have a child bouncing from home to home, never knowing what it's like to have a real family or why their mommy didn't love them enough to keep them, what do we tell them? Birth control...certain insurances don't offer that because of religious values. Planned parenthoods are closing across the nation because of funding. The health department offers it, but it's at a cost that some can't afford. Medicaid is only offered to those that are disabled, unemployed, or already pregnant. So for all you people that are out there marching on the state capitol to support your cause what is your plan to HELP? Unless you plan on taking these children in as your own, or providing these mothers with emotional, physical and financial support, then I suggest you mind to your own personal business. I am a single mother of a 4 and 5 year old. In these 5 years I have collected a total of $356 in child support. I work full-time to support my kids and have a very rough time making ends meet, often having to not pay a bill just so that my kids can have shoes or clothes that fit...and that's with shopping Goodwill and Salvation Army. My job does not offer overtime. I can't not accept a pay raise or a promotion because I will lose my state funded daycare which I already struggle to pay with my sliding fees. Getting a second job is not an option, that would not only mean more time away from my children, but having to pay a full daycare fee for the day, and then having to pay someone to watch them at night as well...that defeats the whole purpose. No matter what choices a woman makes in her life a child should never have to pay for that mistake which is what you are doing when you bring an unwanted or unplanned child into this world without a plan, remember, they didn't ask to be here. I get where you're coming from and what you're trying to do, but how would you feel if someone was infringing on your rights to decide on anything? By all means have your opinions, that's your right, but don't try to take from the rights of others #PRO CHOICE#

connor 3 months, 3 weeks ago

Try taking a little responsibility and NOT getting pregnant or NOT taking the risk with men who are not going to be around. Another words don't get pregnant if you can't support the child on your own.

Stop insisting someone else should cover your mistakes either before or after they are born.

I know the most important thing to the promiscuous modern female is unlimited choices and a cornucopia of change your mind options. Trouble is you want someone else to pay the price. Always.

eileen10 3 months, 3 weeks ago

Agree. The best birth control in the world is to not have peanut butter legs.

TrueStory 3 months, 3 weeks ago

I find it interesting that nothing is mentioned about the male here.....

connor 3 months, 3 weeks ago

Why should the male be mentioned? The comment was made in typical boo hoo Liberal/Feminist fashion about how the woman was the one which would suffer from lack of options and choice along with the child of course, it's always for the children don't ya know even the abortion.

Stop the Feminist dominated government from blocking birth control pills for men and/or allow them to have some reproductive rights besides being the ATM's and you might have a point.

kesh 3 months, 3 weeks ago

there was never a boo hoo moment in that story, why cry over spilled milked. I don't cry over my life I talk about it as a testimony. I don't consider my ex-husband as an ATM because if that was the case I wouldn't have chose him. Men don't have to carry babies, women do. Women don't take men's right they give them up because i don't know of any women who wouldn't want their child father in that kids life.

eileen10 3 months, 3 weeks ago

Some men are dead beats and women should know this. For the ones like kesh I applaud her and women like her who gor a raw deal and is doing all she can to provide for her and her children. But for the women who sleep around and don't give a rats azz about any chikdren that may be born and she could care less if their happy or fed or loved their the ones who need to be under the gun. Forceable steralization comes to mind. As for the men, well, there comes a problem. Some men would make a wonderful single parent if they step up. Others are the dead beats and others will take responsibility and will support the child so there are a lot of buts and ifs here. I just get my dander up with the loosie goosies who have kids solely for the purpose of being on welfare and getting money from the guy and spends that money on things for herself be it drugs or clothes or what have you. The ones who don't care about the children. There are tons of variables concerning this and what I've said are my thoughts only.

Paroquet 3 months, 3 weeks ago

Men aren't allowed to "step up". Not unless mom's a full-on junkie and it can be proven. Even then they'll stick the kid with mom's parents, if they're available.

Any dad who steps-up has to be made of money, or a darned good lawyer with time to kill.

kesh 3 months, 3 weeks ago

you are so wrong on that. I personally know a lot of men who have custody of their children. yes, if the mother if capable many courts will favor that, but if she is not they prefer that child be in the custody of an actual parent, not a grandparent.

TickledPink 3 months, 3 weeks ago

connor, what about the woman who, after 13 years of marriage, realizes her abusive husband is never going to change and leaves with nothing but the clothes in her closet and the bare necessities for her children? He wasn't like that when we married so why would I not have kids with my husband? We made a decent living while we were married but because I stayed home with the kids for so long, it took me a little over a month to find a job so I applied for assistance. Guess I should have just kept my legs shut. (I don't really know why I bother addressing you but someone has to call you on your BS ... I guess it's me this morning.)

It's important that EVERY female has choices and options for reproductive rights. Key word - RIGHTS. I've yet to meet a "Pro-lifer" who was actually pro LIFE and not just anti-abortion. I've also yet to meet a pro-choicer who was pro-abortion. I dont' think most of you even know the difference.

connor 3 months, 3 weeks ago

Innit amazing how many men suddenly become abusive? About as amazing as the number of women who claim their husbands became abusive but omit the fact of how that "abusive" trend developed at the same time they started becoming friendly with some guy from work.

We can play these what if sob story tactics all day long. The bottom line is your feminist "women need option laws and policies" do nothing but switch the victim around. For every mistreated woman out there is a man who is now the victim of a manipulating woman as well, paying for her free sexual lifestyle and providing a roof for her and her latest boy toy while he lives in his car.

I have yet to see a woman that didn't use the system for everything they could get although they all claim they aren't like that.

If women want reproductive rights than the men get them too.

Abortion is to be celebrated especially when someone disagrees with their opinion.

Justice is making sure the victim is switched because of course the fault never lies with the woman. Let the men pay.

oh and...

It isn't a law program it is a law school but ya gotta love that affirmative action at work.

It's all for the children of course.

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