,ANTI-ABORTION ,BIGOTS ,DEFEAT$ ON ! ,/REETS ( ,MELB\RNE 

,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,MELB\RNE ,AN>*I/ ,COMMUNI/ ,GR\P 7,M,A,C,G7 

,TEXT 3 

,TODAY1 A C\NT]-MOBILIZATION BY AN ALLIANCE ( WOM5'S & ,LEFT GR\PS DEFEAT$ ! 0,M>* = ! ,BABIES01 ! ANNUAL ANTI-ABORTION RALLY ORGANIZ$ 9 ,MELB\RNE BY A COALITION ( ,CA?OLIC & ,PROTE/ANT ZEALOTS & RI<T-W+ POLITICIANS4 

,! 0,M>* = ! ,BABIES0 WAS FIR/ HELD 9 #b#i1 A REACTION AGA9/ ! DECRIM9ALIZATION ( ABORTION ! PREVI\S YE>4 ,AT ITS HEI<T1 IT DREW A CR[D ( #a1 OR MORE1 BUT C\NT]-MOBILIZATIONS 9 ! LA/ FEW YE>S HAVE HELP$ ITS DECL9E4 ,! ANTI-ABORTIONI/S M>*$ TO ,P>LIAM5T ,H\SE & RALLI$ ON ! /EPS1 US+ A MASSIVE S\ND SY/EM TO DR[N \T OPPOSITION FROM ! ,LEFT C\NT]-MOBILIZATION4 

,?IS YE>1 ! C\NT]-MOBILIZATION DID SOME?+ DIFF]5T4 ,!RE W]E AB\T #c ( US1 AB\T #e.0 UP FROM LA/ YE>4 ,MO/ W]E Y\NG & MO/ W]E WOM54 ,! COPP]S SET UP SOME WAT] B>RI]S TO KEEP AB\T T5 MET]S BETWE5 US & ! O!R MOB4 ,ON ! F> SIDE1 ! PODIUM WAS WAIT+1 COMPLETE ) ITS MASSIVE S\ND SY/EM4 ,WE DID ! USUAL *ANTS & SPEAK]S :ILE WE W]E WAIT+ = ! ANTI-ABORTIONI/S TO >RIVE & LI/5$ TO A C\PLE ( IMPRESSIVE SPEE*ES FROM SOME V]Y ANGRY WOM5 UNTIL ! PODIUM CREW ( ! ANTI-ABORTIONI/S PUT SOME MUSIC ON - V]Y L\D4 ,WE W]E NOT AMUS$ & ! FEEL+ WAS OBVI\SLY MUTUAL4 

,AT ?IS PO9T1 ! PRO-*OICE C\NT]-MOBILIZATION M>*$ AWAY FROM ,P>LIAM5T ,H\SE4 ,\R SC\TS1 AS ?IS AU?OR LAT] LE>N$1 HAD REPORT$ ?AT !IR NUMB]S W]E WELL D[N ON LA/ YE>1 :I* HAD 9 TURN BE5 A BIG DROP ON #b#a#a4 ,IT WAS A V]Y FA/ M>* 9DE$1 BECAUSE WE W]E RAC+ TO 9T]CEPT ! O!R SIDE4 ,AFT] A BRIEF SIT-D[N AT ! CORN] ( ,COLL9S @& ,EXHIBITION ,/REETS1 WE TURN$ RI<T 9TO ,COLL9S1 !N LEFT 9TO ,SWAN/ON & F9ALLY LEFT AGA9 9TO ,FL9D]S ,/1 :]E WE CAME FACE TO FACE ) ! ANTI-ABORTIONI/S \TSIDE ! ,NATIONAL ,GALL]Y ( ,VICTORIA4 ,TO ! SURPRISE ( MO/ ( US1 BUT ALSO TO \R GREAT PLEASURE1 WE SAW !RE W]E ONLY AB\T #e ( !M4 

,9 ! FRONT R[ ( ! 0,M>* = ! ,BABIES0 WAS ,B]NIE ,F9N1 ! ,LIB]AL MEMB] ( ! ,VICTORIAN ,UPP] ,H\SE1 :O HAS BE5 ! /RONGE/ ,P>LIAM5T>Y ALLY ( ?IS CAMPAIGN4 ,ONE FELL[ ON \R SIDE HAD A PLAC>D ) A PICTURE ( ,B]NIE1 PO9T+ \T H[ HE SAYS HE'S 0PRO-LIFE0 BUT QUOT+ HIM 9 SUPPORT+ ! DEA? P5ALTY4 ,BULLS-EYE4 ,! AV]AGE AGE ( ! ANTI-ABORTIONI/S WAS WELL ABOVE \RS1 :ILE AB\T HALF ( !M W]E M54 

,SO WE /OOD !RE1 9 !IR WAY - & /OPP$ !M4 ,AFT] A %ORT :ILE1 A ?9 BLUE L9E ( COPP]S 9T]POS$ ITSELF BETWE5 ! TWO GR\PS1 FAC+ US4 ,IT WAS CLE> :O !Y W]E PROTECT+ & FROM :OM4 ,= ! NEXT H\R WE *ANT$1 & >GUM5TS RAG$ BETWE5 ! PEOPLE 9 ! RESPECTIVE FRONT R[S4 ,A FEW TIMES SOME ANTI-ABORTIONI/S W]E ALL[$ BY ! COPS TO WALK AMONG US1 PREA*+ AB\T ! EVILS ( ABORTION4 ,NOBODY ?UMP$ !M1 BUT WE GAVE !M PL5TY ( CURRY & !RE WAS ONE SIX-FOOT PLUS FELL[ TO :OM ?IS AU?OR GAVE A PIECE ( HIS M9D4 ,AFT] A C\PLE ( ANTI-ABORTIONI/S LO/ !IR PLAC>DS1 !Y GAVE UP ?AT TACTIC4 

,EV5TUALLY1 ! 0,M>* = ! ,BABIES0 ?REW 9 ! T[EL4 ,!IR NUMB]S W]E DW9DL+1 !IR S\ND TRUCK HAD LEFT &1 AL?\< ! COPP]S W]E DET]M9$ TO PROTECT !M FROM US1 !Y W]5'T 9CL9$ TO BREAK US UP TO LET !M ?R\<4 ,! REMA9+1 MU* DIM9I%$1 ANTI-ABORTIONI/S TURN$ >\ND & M>*$ AWAY4 ,A /EW>D TOLD ME !Y W]E GO+ BACK TO ,TREASURY ,G>D5S1 :]E !Y'D ASSEMBL$1 BUT SOMEBODY ELSE SAID !Y W]E GO+ TO ,P>LIAM5T BY A %ORT]1 BUT LESS PUBLIC R\TE4 ,:ILE A SCORE OR SO PROTE/]S >GU$ VEHEM5TLY ) ! ONE OR TWO ANTI-ABORTIONI/S :O C\LDN'T DRAG !MSELVES AWAY FROM ! SC5E1 ! ,M,A,C,G CONT+5T LEFT1 SATISFI$ ) A GOOD DAY'S WORK4 

,! ,M,A,C,G CONSID]S TODAY A VICTORY4 ,WE /OOD UP TO ! FOOT SOLDI]S ( REACTION & !Y BL9K$4 ,) AN ANTI-ABORTION ,PRIME ,M9I/] NEWLY 9/ALL$1 ! RELIGI\S ,RI<T WILL HAVE ! W9D 9 !IR SAILS & BE DISCUSS+ :AT HE CAN DO = !M4 ,ON ?IS FRONT1 ?\<1 !Y HAVE BE5 DEFEAT$4 ,!Y TRI$ TO M>* 9 ,MELB\RNE1 :]E ABORTION HAS BE5 DECRIM9ALIZ$1 & !Y C\LDN'T4 

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