Meridian participates in nationwide protests against Planned Parenthood

But Grossu, who is the director for the Center for Human Dignity at the Family Research Council, said watching the unedited versions don’t change the context.

The protests were fueled by several secretly recorded videos that were released by the Center for Medical Progress that show graphic images of aborted fetal tissue and conversations with Planned Parenthood officials.

Planned Parenthood has stayed mostly silent on the controversy.

Planned Parenthood posted a response to the controversial videos on its website, saying the videos “intended to deceive the public in order to advance an extreme political agenda”.

Asked about all of the other services provided by Planned Parenthood, Burkey said there are other alternative clinics that do not support abortion that women can use.

Planned Parenthood executives say the organization has done nothing wrong, arguing the videos were unfairly edited.

Demonstrators held up signs and sang songs to make sure their voices and views were heard in their fight against abortion.

“When I went on the web and I saw that (the) pro-life action league was organizing this all over the country and Mississippi was kind of absent to the party, it just broke my heart”, Sistrunk said. Bell said their protests had no impact on her opinion “I will stand with Planned Parenthood and I hope they don’t accomplish anything with this”. They maintain that Saturday’s rallies were meant to intimidate and harass patients who rely on the clinics for basic and preventative health care. Organizers are providing all the groups with signs that read, “Planned Parenthood sells baby parts“, Harrington said.

“Those who oppose Planned Parenthood’s mission and services are making outrageous and completely false claims”, Jacobson added.

The clinic in Overland Park provides abortions.

Though the official number of protesters was not immediately available, organizers billed the effort as the largest rally against the health-care provider.