Woman Verbally Destroys Anti-Choice Heckler At Abortion Clinic Who Fails To Argue Why She’s Against Social Safety Nets For Born People
While everyone is entitled to their own opinions, it comes with the expectation that one’s opinions will at the very least be based on logic and reality, considering the overall context and the long-term perspective.
That is, unfortunately, not always the case.
A woman on TikTok has been posting videos of her confrontations with pro-life protesters, with one woman in particular becoming an example of how problematic the issue really is.
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One of the more difficult things is to volunteer as abortion clinic escorts, who confront pro-lifers on the daily
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A woman by the name of Riley Jo Obrien, who’s an abortion clinic escort—a volunteer who helps clinic clients enter and leave the facilities, keeping harassing pro-lifers at bay—has recently been going viral with videos of hers where she confronts what she referred to as an anti-choice extremist.
One such volunteer, Riley Jo Obrien, has been going viral lately with her confrontation with what she called forced birth, or anti-choice, extremists
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In particular, she asked the woman if she was affiliated with any charitable organization—like a soup kitchen or whatnot—after which she grew very uncomfortable and asked why she was asking.
Obrien explained that a lot of people who claim to be under the ‘pro-life’ umbrella also tend to vote for programs that either cut or eliminate social safety nets that would help families into which these babies that pro-lifers are fighting for would be born.
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She gave an example of a mother benefiting from food stamps—a woman benefiting from it might choose to keep her child and not have an abortion, if she knew she could get help from such safety net programs. But instead, with people who end up at abortion clinics, rosaries in hand, claiming these ‘welfare queens’ are leeching off of the welfare system, it’s easy to see where the problem is.
You can see the woman stumbling for words throughout the confrontation, blurting out “there’s nothing wrong with focusing on one issue” after Obrien explained why that is exactly the issue.
In part two of the video, Obrien continues explaining the fact that many current mothers or mothers-to-be know what is best for their lives, and it necessary to look at the whole picture.
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“So those mothers should be allowed to choose when and where they’re gonna have children. Those mothers should be allowed to be given that option. They already know what it takes to have a child, and so if they say ‘you know what, I can’t handle another one,’ they should be allowed to say that and do that and make choices that are right for their family.”
She continued arguing that should a woman’s life be at risk, they should be able to choose to not risk it to ensure the safety and security of the children that are already here. Throughout the video, people can see the pro-lifer either standing around, or trying to talk, stumbling for words.
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The video concludes with another blurb by the anti-choicer and Obrien saying “No, I’m done talking to you.”
The now-viral videos collectively got over 1.8 million views (part 1 and 2 below)
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@rileyjoobrien #forcedbirthextremist #nohatelikechristianlove #socialsafetyprograms #clinicescort #clinicdefender #gampcamp #gampcampescorts #clinicescorttok #fosterparent #protectaccess #wytprivilege #criticalthinking #prochoiceisprowomen #part2 #abortionclinic #feministaf ♬ original sound – RileyJoObrien
The comment section was pretty active, to say the least. For the most part, people sided with Obrien, giving their arguments, whether biblical or not, and explaining that these words are falling on deaf ears anyway.
Others, however, played the devil’s advocate and pointed out that she had been talking over the pro-lifer, which is, if anything, rude, and that she should have at least let her explain herself in full. As it happened, though, it looked more like the pro-lifer was being bullied.
The videos soon found themselves on Twitter, where people were very vocal about it
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Whatever the case, the videos featuring the pro-lifer and her silent partner garnered over 1.8 million views and over 180,000 likes.
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Since Obrien volunteers quite regularly, she has loads of other videos confronting protesters, including this very unsettling (cringy, creepy, you decide) encounter with a woman who seemingly entered a stare-off with her and started “miming”. Or you can just check out her entire channel here. Or if you want more abortion-clinic drama, try this.
But before you go, let us know your thoughts on this in the comment section below!
*I* am pro=life ==== and that means I am pro-life-of-woman-girl-child-etc. I use that one on the pro-fetus crowd and it confuses them. "But but but" they sputter. No. No "but". Many lives can be at stake when a woman becomes pregnant. *Some* pro-fetus types do have their little bake sales or soup kitchens, but I've yet to see them step in and be foster parents or help homeless kids in my area. Nope, first breath, that kid's on its own, so is the mom, so is the family unit, that's it, they're done. And then they go sing hallelujahs about it. Frankly, I think anyone pro-birth/pro-fetus should be forced to see autopsies of women who've had choice taken away from them.
I call the anti-choice people "Forced-Birthers" because that's literally all they care about. They demand that every single pregnancy, no matter what, be birthed into the world. Then they don't GAF what happens to the child they insisted be born -- it could starve to death, homeless, or be physically, psychologically, or sexually abused for all they care.
Anti life people are only that way bc they enjoy inflicting and watching suffering in living breathing women they do not know. A fetus has no agenda and can't tell the anti life forced birthers to shut up. They're taking up a fight to make women suffer for a ghost that doesn't exist.
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pro-lifers be giving their opinion on others lives........the irony...u are allowed to have an opinion/..but that is it...u aren't involved here, u may care but u can't force UR opinion on someone else
Me being pro-broccoli is "focusing on one issue". Being anti-abortion is being pro-a-can-of-worms. The least they could do is acknowledge that
This is no longer about debate. Do these people have nothing better to do then berate innocent people? Remember as a Christian you are never to judge that's not your place. As a Christian if you judge your going to hell. Read your book. Also a Greco-Roman era religion has no place in a post-nuclear age world. I don't care if it's most practiced religion in the world your followers still have the blood of millions on your hands "in the name of your God." yall will talk about anti abortion but never talk about the massacres murders and straight up genocides committed by Christians to this day. Sit down you're not special you're just like the rest of us lost floating in the ether.
The only way to shut them up is by acknowledging that, just like they feel, life is not that special for our species right now. A dead foetus is not a loss of a human being. It's the loss of potential life of which the use is predicted mostly by Part Two: Outside Mom's Body. You never know what combination just got a chance, but there's just nothing really special left we haven't seen in a single human and most humans are just a drain to society anyway. Abortion is therefor a choice for the people who have to actually take care of it and mold it into something useful. Don't care about that second part? Then there's no use caring for that first part because of the big numbers. Sorry, not sorry. Harsh isn't it?
Agree with the people above that said she should have let them speak. Lecturing (while the points are correct) will allow them to just dismiss you as a ranting "lefty", getting them to try and actually think of defences to your points would probably stand more chance of getting through to them.
There is no reasoning with Fundamentalists because they have abandoned all reason.
Load More Replies...Also, I'm happy she spoke over the anti Choicers! They're the loudest fucken ppl ever.. we've heard enough from them. This person already showed their cards. They only focus on one issue.. therefore everything else they have to say doesn't matter because they fail to see the reality of it all as a whole. Why should they get the chance to talk when all they do is try to take away my right to choose. Like wtf? It's about damn time someone shut them the F**k up'
Thank you for calling them "anti choice" seriously. I've been bitching about calling them "pro life" ppl since I had my first run in w/ these fools. I'm pro life... I'm pro-the life of the woman who has to make the decisions and should be allowed to make them because it's her body! But I'm pro choice... I also support women who don't want to have abortions... because it's their fucken body! I don't understand why a bunch of Bible beating cult members care about what I do with my body. But then when I give birth to a baby I don't want, put it into the foster care system and it gets passed around for 17.5 years... where the F**k are these so called "pro lifers" then... when my kid is targeted for sex trafficking, has a higher chance of being abused, neglected, and being exposed to drugs... has a higher rate of being sexually abused... and will most likely age out of the system before finding a loving family. But yeah.... they're "pro life"
You know if we promoted protection and education rather than choice/birth then I think more people would be happy. Protection/avoidance & education is a lot cheaper than an abortion and doesnt include "killing" anyone. (This obviously excuses rapes, in that case an abortion should totally be ok and the rapist should have to pay for it)
HNY to you :) Just confirming that Tres needs to attend the 6.45am session please. I did mention this to him in Week 1, but thought I'd follow up with you today. Cheers Kayla
To say that the pro-lifer is being bullied..... that's laughable. She brought her dim-bulb ass to the clinic to harass patients, gets called out on it, and people have the nerve to say SHE'S being bullied?! GTFOH
Can we just let people have their opinions? One outta billions on earth isnt going to change, its not worth the time to go after other peoples opinions. Just respect theirs and they'll respect yours, and if they don't thats their problem.
Abortion should not end because there are many reasons to have it, not only poverty. For example because it endangers the life of the mother (I have a huge chance of duing if i get pregnant), because the baby might have health issues or because she doesnt want a baby. U less its your pregnancy you have nothing to say about abortion.
Load More Replies...No one who is pro-choice has any interest in killing babies. Preventing a fertilized embryo from developing into a baby is in no way the same as killing a baby. Or do you think stepping on an acorn is the same thing as cutting down an oak tree?
Load More Replies...*I* am pro=life ==== and that means I am pro-life-of-woman-girl-child-etc. I use that one on the pro-fetus crowd and it confuses them. "But but but" they sputter. No. No "but". Many lives can be at stake when a woman becomes pregnant. *Some* pro-fetus types do have their little bake sales or soup kitchens, but I've yet to see them step in and be foster parents or help homeless kids in my area. Nope, first breath, that kid's on its own, so is the mom, so is the family unit, that's it, they're done. And then they go sing hallelujahs about it. Frankly, I think anyone pro-birth/pro-fetus should be forced to see autopsies of women who've had choice taken away from them.
I call the anti-choice people "Forced-Birthers" because that's literally all they care about. They demand that every single pregnancy, no matter what, be birthed into the world. Then they don't GAF what happens to the child they insisted be born -- it could starve to death, homeless, or be physically, psychologically, or sexually abused for all they care.
Anti life people are only that way bc they enjoy inflicting and watching suffering in living breathing women they do not know. A fetus has no agenda and can't tell the anti life forced birthers to shut up. They're taking up a fight to make women suffer for a ghost that doesn't exist.
Woman Confronts P̶r̶o̶-̶L̶i̶f̶e̶r̶ Woman Confronts Anti-Woman Christian Fundamentalist Fixed it for ya... ;-)
pro-lifers be giving their opinion on others lives........the irony...u are allowed to have an opinion/..but that is it...u aren't involved here, u may care but u can't force UR opinion on someone else
Me being pro-broccoli is "focusing on one issue". Being anti-abortion is being pro-a-can-of-worms. The least they could do is acknowledge that
This is no longer about debate. Do these people have nothing better to do then berate innocent people? Remember as a Christian you are never to judge that's not your place. As a Christian if you judge your going to hell. Read your book. Also a Greco-Roman era religion has no place in a post-nuclear age world. I don't care if it's most practiced religion in the world your followers still have the blood of millions on your hands "in the name of your God." yall will talk about anti abortion but never talk about the massacres murders and straight up genocides committed by Christians to this day. Sit down you're not special you're just like the rest of us lost floating in the ether.
The only way to shut them up is by acknowledging that, just like they feel, life is not that special for our species right now. A dead foetus is not a loss of a human being. It's the loss of potential life of which the use is predicted mostly by Part Two: Outside Mom's Body. You never know what combination just got a chance, but there's just nothing really special left we haven't seen in a single human and most humans are just a drain to society anyway. Abortion is therefor a choice for the people who have to actually take care of it and mold it into something useful. Don't care about that second part? Then there's no use caring for that first part because of the big numbers. Sorry, not sorry. Harsh isn't it?
Agree with the people above that said she should have let them speak. Lecturing (while the points are correct) will allow them to just dismiss you as a ranting "lefty", getting them to try and actually think of defences to your points would probably stand more chance of getting through to them.
There is no reasoning with Fundamentalists because they have abandoned all reason.
Load More Replies...Also, I'm happy she spoke over the anti Choicers! They're the loudest fucken ppl ever.. we've heard enough from them. This person already showed their cards. They only focus on one issue.. therefore everything else they have to say doesn't matter because they fail to see the reality of it all as a whole. Why should they get the chance to talk when all they do is try to take away my right to choose. Like wtf? It's about damn time someone shut them the F**k up'
Thank you for calling them "anti choice" seriously. I've been bitching about calling them "pro life" ppl since I had my first run in w/ these fools. I'm pro life... I'm pro-the life of the woman who has to make the decisions and should be allowed to make them because it's her body! But I'm pro choice... I also support women who don't want to have abortions... because it's their fucken body! I don't understand why a bunch of Bible beating cult members care about what I do with my body. But then when I give birth to a baby I don't want, put it into the foster care system and it gets passed around for 17.5 years... where the F**k are these so called "pro lifers" then... when my kid is targeted for sex trafficking, has a higher chance of being abused, neglected, and being exposed to drugs... has a higher rate of being sexually abused... and will most likely age out of the system before finding a loving family. But yeah.... they're "pro life"
You know if we promoted protection and education rather than choice/birth then I think more people would be happy. Protection/avoidance & education is a lot cheaper than an abortion and doesnt include "killing" anyone. (This obviously excuses rapes, in that case an abortion should totally be ok and the rapist should have to pay for it)
HNY to you :) Just confirming that Tres needs to attend the 6.45am session please. I did mention this to him in Week 1, but thought I'd follow up with you today. Cheers Kayla
To say that the pro-lifer is being bullied..... that's laughable. She brought her dim-bulb ass to the clinic to harass patients, gets called out on it, and people have the nerve to say SHE'S being bullied?! GTFOH
Can we just let people have their opinions? One outta billions on earth isnt going to change, its not worth the time to go after other peoples opinions. Just respect theirs and they'll respect yours, and if they don't thats their problem.
Abortion should not end because there are many reasons to have it, not only poverty. For example because it endangers the life of the mother (I have a huge chance of duing if i get pregnant), because the baby might have health issues or because she doesnt want a baby. U less its your pregnancy you have nothing to say about abortion.
Load More Replies...No one who is pro-choice has any interest in killing babies. Preventing a fertilized embryo from developing into a baby is in no way the same as killing a baby. Or do you think stepping on an acorn is the same thing as cutting down an oak tree?
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