Anti-choice MICA activists on Mercer Island | Letter

Published 9:00 am Thursday, April 21, 2016

At Mercer Island’s Leap For Green over the weekend I witnessed what I can only describe as interference and intimidation by MICA supporters toward Protect our Parks petition signature gatherers.

The group of anti-petition supporters (comprised mostly of men, some children and a City Council member) was reminiscent of scenes of anti-choice activists intimidating women at reproductive health care clinics. Over the years, I’ve been asked to sign numerous petitions and not once has anyone interfered with the process. This uncivil and intimidating behavior needs to stop.

Patrick Daugherty

Mercer Island