First here's the background and below that, what happened -
Six Pro-lifers Stand Trial Dec. 13 in Oakland County Court for Refusal to Leave Southfield Abortion Center in
April 2022 Red Rose Rescue
WE are charged with three misdemeanors-- trespass, interference with a lawful business and resisting an officer
On Dec. 13, 2022 six pro-lifers will stand trial before Judge Cynthia Arvant, 46th District Court, 26000 Evergreen Road, Southfield, MI. On April 23, 2022 these six pro-lifers participated in a Red Rose Rescue: Laura Gies, Elizabeth Wagi, Matthew Connolly, Monica M. Miller, Jacob Gregor and Catholic priest-Fr. Fidelis Moscinski of the Franciscan Friars of the Renewal. Three of the pro-lifers, Wagi, Gregor, and Fr. Moscinski entered the abortion center-Northland Family Planning, 24450 Evergreen Road, Southfield, at about 8:45am hoping to talk to women in the waiting room to offer them words of encouragement and material assistance to persuade them to choose life for their unborn children. In the course of their time in the clinic they offered red roses to the women. Each rose had a card attached with words of encouragement and phone numbers of local pregnancy help centers. Three other pro-lifers remained in the hallway outside of the abortion center to talk to women and their boyfriends as they got off the elevator, offering them roses, words of encouragement and material help.
The Dec. 13, 2022 trial by jury will begin at 8:30 am and is expected to go through the next day, Dec. 14th. Having already pleaded "not guilty'', the pro-lifers are defended by attorney Robert Muise of the American Freedom Law Center. Judge Arvant already denied the pro-lifers a "defense of others" and a defense of necessity. Monica M. Miller explains-- "Pro-lifers are almost always denied these defenses. Why? Because in a kind of insanity-the judicial system acts like the unborn simply do not exist--and according to the legal system no injury is caused when abortions are performed that would justify our necessity of intervening on their behalf. But the unborn do exist, abortion kills them in horrific acts of violence --and we hope to continue to witness to this truth --that human life is sacred.
BUT...
Trial Update from Michigan
Due to an insufficient number of jurors in the jury pool, both the jury selection and trial were unable to proceed today, and were thus adjourned until February 21st.
The prosecution was eager to push forward today regardless, plead with the court saying, "this is just a simple trespassing case."
To which the judge countered, "this is not a simple trespassing case," and ordered the matter postponed so that an adequate number of jurors would be available.
"Of course this trial is NOT a case of 'simple trespass'," exclaimed Rescuer Doc Kovaly from Red Rose Rescue, "this is a case about whether some human persons have basic human rights and are worthy of our love and protection. Of course, they are worthy!"
Dr. Monica Miller said after the court's determination, "This decision gives us more time to pray and to strategize now after the jury questions and the jury instructions have been hammered out in arguments today-- many of which were to our favor."
Judge Arvant did make one troubling ruling, forbidding defendants and members of the viewing gallery from wearing pro-life clothes or anything which could be considered pro-life.
Therefore, defendant Matthew Connelly and supporter Will Goodman were ordered to remove their pro-life t-shirts.
Matthew's shirt said: "Equal Rights for Unborn Humans."
"A Person is a Person, No Matter How Small. - Dr. Seuss," read Goodman's tee.
The judge later added that this rule would also apply to pro-abortion individuals if they tried to wear anything supporting child murder.
There were a few members of the abortion industry present at the hearing today. Please pray for them.
Thank you all for your continued prayers and support for Red Rose Rescue and our efforts to share the Gospel of Life.
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