And Chicago is the “perfect” city

By Dave Andrusko

The Democrats’ choice of Chicago for their National Convention this week was in every sense apropos, seeing as how a party that elevates abortion to a secular sacrament is celebrating Kamala Harris in a town where the murder rate is 18.26 per 100,000.

On Tuesday night while pro-abortion former President Barack Obama and his wife, Michelle, were demonizing pro-life former President Donald Trump, one man was killed and two others wounded on the streets of Chicago.

And, according to the Chicago Sun Times, over the weekend, at least 30 people were shot, 6 fatally.

Life is cheap in the Windy City .

So how fitting that Planned Parenthood of Great Rivers is offering attendees free chemical abortions. “The abortion pop-up is supposed to be a fun example of Democratic policy to come — a sign, one Planned Parenthood rep told media, that Democrats are getting creative following the 2022 overturning of Roe v. Wade, which many said would dramatically hinder abortion access,” according to Haley Strack of National Review Online.

Planned Parenthood tells women to get comfortable before taking the abortion pill, recommending that women be at home, or wherever they can rest, because of the painful cramping and bleeding they’ll experience. It instructs women to sit “on the toilet” after taking the drug misoprostol, which “makes the pregnancy come out through your vagina — similar to a heavy period or early miscarriage,” Planned Parenthood’s website explains. Women can expect “large blood clots (up to the size of a lemon) or clumps of tissue during the abortion. But the pregnancy itself is very small — at 8 weeks, an embryo is about ¼ to ½ inch long. You may not see it when it comes out, especially if you’re less than 8 weeks pregnant.”

 

Does Planned Parenthood expect women to go back to their Chicago hotel rooms, get comfortable, and take the abortion pill? What is the pre- and post-care offered at this week’s abortion pop-up? The DNC lasts for four days. All abortion appointment slots have been filled this week, Planned Parenthood said. It’s entirely possible that some number of women will be bleeding in the bathrooms at the DNC, as Harris brags about her pro-woman platform.

A ”fact checker” [most often a contradiction in terms] “corrected” pro-life criticisms. For example, Anna Rascouët-Paz tells us that the free abortions were not at the convention site itself “but rather at two locations relatively close to the site.” And, in a vain effort to minimize the Democrats responsibility, she tells us “In addition, Planned Parenthood isn’t associated with the Democratic Party or its 2024 annual convention.”

“Isn’t associated”? Maybe not formally, but Planned Parenthood works hand in glove with the Democrats to make sure everyone has “access” to abortion.

Paz is correct that the two mobile vans preceded their killing frenzy prior to the start of the DNC.

The organization [Planned Parenthood Great Rivers] continued to advertise its initiative until Aug. 18, 2024, the day before the DNC was set to begin. Clicking on the link to the form, Snopes was able to confirm that there were no more appointments available as of that date, an indication that the initiative had been successful.

As you can see from the notice from Planned Parenthood Great Rivers, “Currently, all free vasectomies and medication abortions appointments are filled.”

Ah, the sweet smell of success.

Last thought. Vice President Harris visited the St. Paul Health Center, a clinic that performs abortions, on March 14, 2024, the first president or vice president to visit an abortion clinic.

By contrast, the Trump administration was the first to visit a pregnancy help center.

NRLC President Carol Tobias was outraged.

Planned Parenthood’s priority is abortion—anytime, anywhere, and for any reason—regardless of the lives lost.

 

Planned Parenthood’s presence near the Democratic National Convention isn’t surprising. The Democratic Party’s fanatical support of unlimited abortion is a core part of their agenda and killing babies and endangering women’s lives is crucial to the party’s identity.