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Citing nearly 300 officer visits to the local abortion facility over the past two years, police in Greenville, South Carolina, may put new rules into place regarding activity near the building \u2014 yet those rules seem to be one-sided.<\/p>\n

Greenville County Sheriff Hobart Lewis told the Greenville Post and Courier<\/a> that complaints relating to the abortion facility, Greenville Women’s Clinic, rarely lead to charges. But he still said there are safety concerns. \u201cI\u2019ve caught more grief over that clinic than I have anything else in three and a half years, on both sides,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Now police are considering new rules for picketing and demonstrating, which have to be approved by the City Council. Protesters would not be allowed to carry firearms or any other weapons, wear headcovers or body armor, or even to carry a bag larger than 6 inches, by 8 inches, by 3 inches. Violating these rules would be a punishable offense, carrying a fine up to $500.<\/p>\n

\u201cNobody\u2019s trying to exclude anybody,\u201d Lewis said. \u201cWe\u2019re just trying to get a handle on a large number of people and if something happens, how do we deal with it. Because right now, we don\u2019t have anything.\u201d<\/p>\n

Though these rules will allegedly be applied equally, the rules themselves seem to be entirely directed towards protesters \u2014 and not abortion facility staffers or volunteers. Yet pro-lifers are frequently the victims<\/a> of abortion facility staffers, volunteers, and escorts. Violent acts against pro-lifers have included assault, stabbings, numerous threats with loaded firearms, and much more.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, since the Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization<\/em> decision in 2022, which overturned Roe v. Wade<\/em>, abortion-related violence has skyrocketed \u2014 and the vast majority of the attacks and violence<\/a> have been directed towards pro-lifers. It’s a fact even acknowledged by FBI Director Christopher Wray, who said approximately 70%<\/a> of abortion-related violence and threats have been directed towards the pro-life movement, and not towards abortion facilities.<\/p>\n

It’s unclear from the article if safety measures will also be put into place to protect the pro-life sidewalk counselors, but their safety should be considered despite the largely inaccurate and hateful stereotypes portrayed about pro-lifers by the abortion-friendly media.<\/p>\n

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Citing nearly 300 officer visits to the local abortion facility over the past two years, police in Greenville, South Carolina, may put new rules into place regarding activity near the building \u2014 yet those rules seem to be one-sided. 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