Christian leaders have strongly condemned Planned Parenthood after it deployed a mobile clinic offering free medical abortions and vasectomies, as the 2024 Democratic National Convention (DNC) kicked off in Chicago. The mobile health unit was stationed just a block away from the convention site, providing these services free of charge on August 19-20.
Promoting the event on social media, Planned Parenthood Great Rivers announced: "Here we come, Chicago! Our mobile health clinic will be in the West Loop with [the Chicago Abortion Fund] & [the Wieners Circle], providing FREE vasectomies & medication abortion." The group later confirmed that all available slots had been filled due to overwhelming demand.
The move sparked outrage among Christian leaders and pro-life advocates. Many took to social media, describing the initiative as “demonic,” “sinister,” and “heart-breaking.” Andrew T. Walker, an ethics professor at the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, criticised the effort on X (formerly Twitter), stating: "It is demonic that abortions would be made as convenient as a taco truck at the DNC." He further accused the Democratic Party of waging a war against "creation order and reason" and rejecting Christian values.
Intercessors for America, a Christian prayer group, labelled the mobile clinic an "unprecedented atrocity" and called on believers to pray against what they see as the moral decay within the Democratic Party.
This controversy comes as the DNC has pledged over $8 million to advance abortion rights in the upcoming election cycle, aiming to bolster infrastructure nationwide and support pro-choice candidates.
Democrats for Life of America (DFLA) said in a statement that it “fully opposed” the actions of Planned Parenthood during the Chicago DNC.
In response, Democrats for Life of America (DFLA) said it "fully opposed" Planned Parenthood's actions during the convention and urged the Democratic Party to “stop doing business.
“Instead of funding abortion we firmly believe in funding alternatives,” DFLA said.
