Defend Planned Parenthood marchers dwarf Defund Planned Parenthood protests Saturday, Feb. 11, 2017, at the Planned Parenthood center in St. Paul, MN. (Star-Tribune)
Feb 11, 2017
Anti-abortion groups called for 'Defund Planned Parenthood' demonstrations at more than 200 Planned Parenthood locations throughout the United States on Saturday to pressure President Donald Trump to strip the women's health provider of federal funding.
Then, Planned Parenthood supporters got organized.
And the response has been massive: Hundreds of different counter-demonstrations, large, small and in between, were held across the country Saturday - overwhelming the anti-choice rallies.
In St. Paul, Minnesota a police commander on scene estimated the original protesters numbered about 500 while the counter-protesters numbered about 5,000 to 5,500. Similar reports are coming in from all around the country.
\u201cRights don't protect themselves, people do! Live from MN standing 4 Planned Parenthood care. #IStandWithPP\u201d— Dawn Laguens (@Dawn Laguens) 1486829032
\u201c@tenayarose @womensmarch @PPSLR and here are the pics from Portland, Maine! Think we outnumbered them! \ud83d\udc4d#IStandWithPP #ShePersisted\u201d— Tenaya (@Tenaya) 1486830030
\u201cGreat turnout in America's heartland. #IStandWithPP\u201d— Dana Powell (@Dana Powell) 1486832286
\u201cGreat turnout in Dayton to support Planned Parenthood and abortion access in Ohio! @PPAOhio #IStandWithPP #StopTheBans\u201d— Pro-Choice Ohio (@Pro-Choice Ohio) 1486826815
\u201c#IStandWithPP today in Ferndale, Mi. The few that came to #ProtestPP found themselves mostly alone. #PlannedParenthood = #WomensHealth\u201d— michal nodel (@michal nodel) 1486841955
\u201cStanding with #PlannedParenthood, Washington Square Park, NYC\u201d— People and Planet First (@People and Planet First) 1486834482
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Anti-abortion groups called for 'Defund Planned Parenthood' demonstrations at more than 200 Planned Parenthood locations throughout the United States on Saturday to pressure President Donald Trump to strip the women's health provider of federal funding.
Then, Planned Parenthood supporters got organized.
And the response has been massive: Hundreds of different counter-demonstrations, large, small and in between, were held across the country Saturday - overwhelming the anti-choice rallies.
In St. Paul, Minnesota a police commander on scene estimated the original protesters numbered about 500 while the counter-protesters numbered about 5,000 to 5,500. Similar reports are coming in from all around the country.
\u201cRights don't protect themselves, people do! Live from MN standing 4 Planned Parenthood care. #IStandWithPP\u201d— Dawn Laguens (@Dawn Laguens) 1486829032
\u201c@tenayarose @womensmarch @PPSLR and here are the pics from Portland, Maine! Think we outnumbered them! \ud83d\udc4d#IStandWithPP #ShePersisted\u201d— Tenaya (@Tenaya) 1486830030
\u201cGreat turnout in America's heartland. #IStandWithPP\u201d— Dana Powell (@Dana Powell) 1486832286
\u201cGreat turnout in Dayton to support Planned Parenthood and abortion access in Ohio! @PPAOhio #IStandWithPP #StopTheBans\u201d— Pro-Choice Ohio (@Pro-Choice Ohio) 1486826815
\u201c#IStandWithPP today in Ferndale, Mi. The few that came to #ProtestPP found themselves mostly alone. #PlannedParenthood = #WomensHealth\u201d— michal nodel (@michal nodel) 1486841955
\u201cStanding with #PlannedParenthood, Washington Square Park, NYC\u201d— People and Planet First (@People and Planet First) 1486834482
Anti-abortion groups called for 'Defund Planned Parenthood' demonstrations at more than 200 Planned Parenthood locations throughout the United States on Saturday to pressure President Donald Trump to strip the women's health provider of federal funding.
Then, Planned Parenthood supporters got organized.
And the response has been massive: Hundreds of different counter-demonstrations, large, small and in between, were held across the country Saturday - overwhelming the anti-choice rallies.
In St. Paul, Minnesota a police commander on scene estimated the original protesters numbered about 500 while the counter-protesters numbered about 5,000 to 5,500. Similar reports are coming in from all around the country.
\u201cRights don't protect themselves, people do! Live from MN standing 4 Planned Parenthood care. #IStandWithPP\u201d— Dawn Laguens (@Dawn Laguens) 1486829032
\u201c@tenayarose @womensmarch @PPSLR and here are the pics from Portland, Maine! Think we outnumbered them! \ud83d\udc4d#IStandWithPP #ShePersisted\u201d— Tenaya (@Tenaya) 1486830030
\u201cGreat turnout in America's heartland. #IStandWithPP\u201d— Dana Powell (@Dana Powell) 1486832286
\u201cGreat turnout in Dayton to support Planned Parenthood and abortion access in Ohio! @PPAOhio #IStandWithPP #StopTheBans\u201d— Pro-Choice Ohio (@Pro-Choice Ohio) 1486826815
\u201c#IStandWithPP today in Ferndale, Mi. The few that came to #ProtestPP found themselves mostly alone. #PlannedParenthood = #WomensHealth\u201d— michal nodel (@michal nodel) 1486841955
\u201cStanding with #PlannedParenthood, Washington Square Park, NYC\u201d— People and Planet First (@People and Planet First) 1486834482
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