'Unplanned' Opens Friday in 53 Canadian Theaters Despite Backlash: 'It's About Time Canadians See What Abby Saw That Changed Everything'

Lianne Laurence : Jul 12, 2019
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"The opposition to this movie by pro-abortion politicians and abortion activists has been a great indicator that they are terrified of the movie's power to influence public opinion. They would prefer to keep Canadians in the dark about the grisly business of abortion and the suffering it causes women and abortion workers who are seeking a way out of the industry." -Josie Luetke, Campaign Life Coalition

[LifeSiteNews.com] The firestorm of controversy in Canada over the screening of the pro-life movie Unplanned promises to continue tonight when the movie opens in 53 theatres across the country. (Image: 'Unplanned' movie/via LifeSiteNews)

The American film dramatizes Abby Johnson's conversion from Planned Parenthood abortion facility manager to pro-life advocate and was written, produced, and directed by Cary Solomon and Chuck Konzelman.

Canadian abortion advocates and some media are denouncing the movie as "dangerous propaganda" and have taken to social media to plan protests in several locations, including the Cineplex's Yonge and Dundas complex in downtown Toronto; Chinook Centre Cineplex in Calgary, Alberta; Landmark Cinema 12 in Kitchener, Ontario; and Cineplex Galaxy Theatres in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan.

A petition is circulating on change.org against Landmark and Cineplex for showing the movie at seven and 14 locations respectively, and self-described "progressive" movement north99.org is soliciting signatures for a message to Cineplex asking it to not show the movie... Subscribe for free to Breaking Christian News here

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