Coverage of the Abortion Issue in Tustin

Your (July 9) article regarding the rescue in Tustin was clearly biased against Operation Rescue. You, and many others, persist in calling Operation Rescue militant. According to Webster, “militant” means “engaged in warfare” or “aggressively active.” Neither is true of Operation Rescue. Singing, praying, sitting and going limp cannot be construed as aggressive by any stretch of the definition.

You also called the demonstration “boisterous” and said the two sides “taunted one another.” Having participated in two rescues myself, I find this hard to believe. Operation Rescue strongly recommends that rescuers be quiet and prayerful (as evidenced by your own photos). I have never seen one of them be otherwise. On the other hand, I have been pushed, taunted and verbally abused by megaphone-shouting “pro-choice advocates.”

This type of news reporting is blatantly prejudiced. Please be objective.

BARBARA DELANO

San Clemente