Pro-Life Group to Show Graphic Abortion Photos in Villa Park

By Scott Viau (Patch Staff). Photo courtesy of the Pro-Life Action League.

Pro-lifers will take to the streets over the next coming weeks with graphic photos of aborted fetuses.

The Pro-Life Action League says the reason for the photos is to show “the truth about abortion and what it does to unborn children.”

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“When we show the victims, abortion comes front-and-center into a community and this gets people talking about it,” said Pro-Life Action League Executive Director Eric Scheidler in a news release. “Precisely because abortion is so astoundingly destructive — and has touched so very many lives — nobody wants to talk about it. That silence must be broken, and that’s why we continue to jump start these conversations.”

The schedule is as follows:

Friday, July 8
9 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. - Joliet, W Jefferson Street and N Larkin Avenue
11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. - Shorewood, Route 59 and Black Road
3 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. - Joliet, Route 59 and Caton Farm Road

Saturday, July 9
9 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. - Villa Park - Roosevelt Road and Summit Avenue
11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. - Westmont - Cass Avenue and Ogden Avenue
3 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. Wheaton - Butterfield Road and Naperville Road

Monday, July 11
9 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. Chicago - Austin - North Avenue and Cicero Avenue
11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. - Chicago - Avondale - Addison Street and Elston Avenue
3 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. - Chicago - West DePaul - Fullerton Avenue and Ashland Avenue

Tuesday, July 12
11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. - Chicago - Daley Plaza - Washington Street and Clark Street
2 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. - Chicago - Art Institute - Michigan Avenue and Monroe Street
4:30 p.m. to 6 p.m. - Chicago - Union and Ogilvie Stations - Madison Street and Wacker Drive

Wednesday, July 13
9 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. - Niles - Milwaukee Avenue and Golf Road
11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. - Evanston - Ridge Avenue and Davis Street
3 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. - Lincolnwood - Touhy Avenue and McCormick Boulevard

Thursday, July 14
9 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. - Lake Zurich - Rand Road and Main Street
11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. - Palatine - Rand Road and Dundee Road
3 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. - Arlington Heights - Rand Road and Arlington Heights Road

Friday, July 15
9 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. - Chicago - Washington Heights - 99th Street and Halsted Street
11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Oak Lawn - 95th Street and Cicero Avenue
3 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. - Chicago Ridge - 95th Street and Ridgeland Avenue

Saturday, July 16
9 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. - Aurora - Planned Parenthood - E New York Street and Eola Road
11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. - Naperville - Washington Street and Ogden Avenue
3 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. - Aurora - Fox Valley Mall - Route 59 and New York Street

The Face the Truth Tour always meets with some opposition, even from those promoting social justice, Scheidler said.

Social justice “requires that we face squarely the brutality being done, with the full sanction of law, to more than 3,000 unborn children in our country every single day,” according to Scheidler.

However, this is the point the group is trying to make. While he admits the photos are shocking, Scheidler said that the goal is not to offend, but rather to raise awareness and change attitudes.

“The Face the Truth Tour allows people to confront the horrible injustice of abortion with their own eyes,” he said. “And when they do, they are more likely to take action to prevent that injustice, even if they resent having to see it.”