On march 22nd, the University of Mississippi was swarmed by anti-abortion advocates. These protestors were here in hopes of swaying the student population into voting for an amendment to the Mississippi constitution banning all abortions.
The group these protesters were part of was from Wisconsin and thought to be have come on behalf of pro-life Mississippi. The group was present all throughout not only the campus but Oxford as a whole, with a several of the protestors holding signs and passing out literature on Jackson Avenue itself. The Oxford Police department quickly removed them.
“I thought the entire affair was distasteful, those images were not appropriate to be displayed on campus”, said Matt Mueller, A freshmen student.
His words echoed many of the students on campus, many of whom were bombarded as soon as they left the union from lunch. The protestors ranged mostly from the union to the grove, but there number was large. The group displayed extremely graphic images of aborted fetus’ all throughout campus, on posters as high as six feet tall.
“They had children handed out flyers on Jackson Avenue, I do not think children should be exposed to such extreme pictures so early in life” said Diptendu Paul, another freshmen student.
The Amendment would be the 26th amendment to the U.S Constitution and is due to be voted on later this year.
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