Houston, Texas, Jan 7, 2010 / 04:38 am
A national group of pro-life leaders is planning a protest in Houston, Texas on Jan. 18, following Planned Parenthood's announcement that it plans to renovate a six story building into a late-term abortion facility.
The building, formerly belonging to a bank and shaped like a cash register, will be transformed into a 78,000 square foot clinic and is expected to be one of the largest in the nation. It will also include a surgical wing capable of providing late-term abortions.
Dr. Marcella Colbert, director of the Respect Life Office in the Archdiocese of Houston, spoke with CNA on Wednesday about the new facility. Although she is not directly involved with the upcoming protest, she has been involved with legislation concerning Planned Parenthood's presence in the area.
In Dr. Colbert's view, the new facility will ultimately prove to be counterproductive. “I think it allows the community to see the evil of abortion,” she told CNA on Wednesday. Since the large building is located near a major freeway and will be the sole location of abortions in the area, Colbert surmised that “people are going to look at it and say, 'my goodness, they're doing all those abortions there.'”