Pennsylvania State Lawmaker Receives Backlash for Allegedly Harassing Elderly Anti-Abortion Protester

Pennsylvania State Lawmaker Receives Backlash for Allegedly Harassing Elderly Anti-Abortion Protester
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A Pennsylvania State lawmaker has been criticized for allegedly harassing an elderly female pro-life protestor outside a southeastern Pennsylvania Planned Parenthood clinic last week.

Democratic Rep. Brian Sims filmed and posted a video of himself confronting and repeatedly taunting a woman for nearly 9 minutes. The woman, who was holding rosary beads and a bag of pamphlets, appeared to be quietly praying on the sidewalk when Sims approached.