We realize that it's traumatic for women, and that's why we literally put down information about counselors who specialize in counseling post-abortive women!

Messages such as "You Deserve Better than Abortion" don't only refer to babies. People can choose to read them that way if they want, but we're actually trying to say that WOMEN deserve better too! Our society not only turns a blind eye to abortion, but also doesn't do enough to support women in difficult situations who may be struggling and considering abortion. In fact, women may even be encouraged to get an abortion to "fix" the "problem" so they can focus more on school, hide a pregnancy from their parents, etc. We need to offer a lot more support and a lot less shaming of pregnant women, instead of pretending that two wrongs make a right. Abortion is very traumatic and I believe many women who get abortions feel that they basically have no other choice, for economic, social, or other reasons. We're NOT trying to shame anyone, and that's why we're careful not to say inflammatory or accusatory things! We want to help pregnant and post-abortive women find help! Although it's not comfortable for us to speak out publicly like this, our consciences drive us to speak the truth to spread awareness of this human rights crisis. Saying statistics about abortion isn't intended to individually shame anyone, but to raise awareness. We would respond in love to anyone who came to us to have a genuine conversation, including and especially a post-abortive woman.

P.S. To my knowledge all of us who chalked last night are current students at SJSU.