#ProtestPP denounces trafficking in aborted baby body parts

Contact: Eric Scheidler, Pro-Life Action League, 773-251-8792, eric@prolifeaction.org

CHICAGO, Oct. 9, 2015 /Christian Newswire/ -- On August 22, over 78,000 people attended protests at over 300 Planned Parenthood centers, protesting that organization's practice of harvesting and selling the body parts of aborted children, as revealed in a series of undercover videos released over the past three months. On October 10, the #ProtestPP coalition will again bring protests to hundreds of Planned Parenthood locations, including four locations in the Chicago area.

The group Chicago Pro-Life Future will hold pickets at three Planned Parenthood centers in Chicago, while the Pro-Life Action League will conduct a "Face the Truth" tour, featuring a display of large images of abortion victims, near the Planned Parenthood mega-center in Aurora. All four #ProtestPP events will take place simultaneously on Saturday, October 10:

PICKET 1: Planned Parenthood Loop
18 S. Michigan Avenue, Chicago, IL 60603 -- Map
Media Contact: Jeremiah Rauwolf, 408-917-0003, j.d.rauwolf@gmail.com
Time: 9:00-11:00 a.m.

PICKET 2: Planned Parenthood Near North
1200 N. LaSalle Street, Chicago, IL 60610 -- Map
Media Contact: Jeremiah Rauwolf, 408-917-0003, j.d.rauwolf@gmail.com
Time: 9:00-11:00 a.m.

PICKET 3: Planned Parenthood Wicker Park
1152 N Milwaukee Avenue, Chicago, IL 60642 -- Map
Media Contact: Chris Iverson, 224-567-1632, ch.iverson@yahoo.com
Time: 9:00-11:00 a.m.

TRUTH TOUR: Near Planned Parenthood Aurora
3051 E New York Street, Aurora, IL 60504 -- Map
Media Contact: Eric Scheidler, 773-251-8792, ejs@prolifeaction.org
Time: 9:00-11:00 a.m.

Elsewhere in Illinois, protests will be held in Bloomington, Champaign, Decatur, Ottawa, Peoria and Springfield -- all part of a nationwide day of protest taking place in all 50 states. Tens of thousands of concerned citizens are expected to take part.

Despite the controversy created by the undercover videos -- including possible illegal activity --  Planned Parenthood continues to receive over $500 million from state and federal governments. The organizers of #ProtestPP are calling for an end to this massive taxpayer subsidy for the nation's largest abortion chain, and calling on all Americans of good will to oppose Planned Parenthood, especially by joining the growing pro-life presence at their hundreds of centers around the country.

"These undercover videos have shown the cruelty of abortion in a singular way," said Eric Scheidler, executive director of the Pro-Life Action League. "It's chilling to see Planned Parenthood's doctors talk about how to crush an unborn child's body in order to maximize profits from tissue sales. But too few of our fellow Americans have seen these videos. Our protest will invite everyone to learn the truth about Planned Parenthood, and to recognize that this injustice is taking place right here, in our own community -- and it's got to stop."

#ProtestPP is a coalition of state and national pro-life groups, headed by three national pro-life activist organizations: Citizens for a Pro-Life Society, Created Equal, and the Pro-Life Action League.

For more information please contact: Eric Scheidler, Pro-Life Action League, 773-251-8792, ejs@prolifeaction.org.

See also ProtestPP.com.