Pennie Vandenbroek’s Pro-Life Witness from Jail

It was a Saturday in May 1995. Pennie Vandenbroek prayerfully linked arms with about two dozen other men and women, blocking the entrance to what she described as a  “shabby little abortion clinic” in Los Angeles run by a doctor whose license was revoked.  

Those courageous witnesses for life were part of Operation Rescue. Founded by Randall Terry in 1986, Operation Rescue initially stopped the businesses of the abortion centers they targeted simply by blocking the entrances. “Customers” couldn’t come in.  

“All those  blocking the doors were arrested to save the lives of the unborn children scheduled to die that morning,” Vandenbroek said. “It gave mothers a chance to miss an appointment and hear that help was available to them.” 

Hundreds of men, women and youth gathered to pray and offer assistance to the mothers arriving for their appointment. Among them were sidewalk counselors in addition to the living blockade.

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