On Wednesday afternoon, the Canadian Centre for Bio-Ethical Reform (CCBR) displayed graphic signs promoting pro-life ideals outside the College of Social Work and Criminal Justice on the Boca Raton campus. The signs displayed statements such as: “abortion kills children” and “abortion is the No. 1 cause of human death in America.”
The CCBR has a mission to “make abortion unthinkable.” Members engaged in conversation with students who passed by and handed out pamphlets that said, “Shouldn’t all human beings have rights?”
Sophomore Noelle Navarro was on her way to class when a staff member stopped her. “If you see someone is in a rush, why are you stopping them for a bunch of questions?” said Navarro. “It was rude, completely.”
Navarro also found the signs extremely graphic and disturbing: “I understand the advocacy part of it, but I think there is a time and place, and in the middle of a college campus is not the time or place,” said Navarro.
However, Christina King, the Ontario community outreach coordinator for CCBR, says they are “showing the reality of abortion.”
CCBR travels to different college campuses around the world. Just recently, they appeared at Florida International University before stopping at FAU for two days.
“These photos depict the real victims of what abortion does to innocent preborn humans,” said King. “And in a society where we believe all humans deserve equal rights, it doesn’t make sense at the same time to say killing an innocent preborn child by tearing their body apart is something we should accept.”
Sophomore Clifton Bacchus said he found the signs graphic, but he also had a good experience speaking with staff members. “She enlightened me, I’m not going to lie to you. It was really enlightening,” said Bacchus.
Some students found the signs “interesting,” like computer science major Abigail Evans, who saw the signs on her way to class and engaged with staff.
“I told them it’s not a black and white issue, it’s very complicated,” said Evans. “When it comes to abortion, I think it should be a well-rounded discussion; it shouldn’t be one-sided because there are so many layers.”
Isaiah Sewell is a Staff Writer for the University Press. For information regarding this or other stories, email [email protected].
