The images are hard to miss around Jackson, Miss. Protesters, mostly from out of state, carry large signs with photographs of aborted fetuses, and a bus circling Jackson's downtown plasters the images.

"It's their right to speak what they believe," said Mary Alston. "I don't necessarily agree, but it's their right."

But even some pro-life locals say the protestors' efforts may be going too far.

"The steps by which they're taking, sometimes will cause you to wonder," said Trina Knott.

Police did confiscate some of the signs earlier this week where protesters didn't have a proper permit. But they were clearly displayed Wednesday morning at the state's only abortion clinic and several locations in town.

Since protests began July 15, police have made 14 arrests.

"Everything is wrong with what the City of Jackson is doing right now, because there is no desire to protect the First Amendment rights," said the Rev. Flip bBenham, who leads "Operation Save America."

"Operation Save America" has expanded its eight-day protest to include homosexuals and Islam. Counter protesters say that's turning off locals who embrace their efforts to protect unborn babies.

"People are overwhelmed by this spectacle. We've been going door to door, businesses. We've been well received," said Sunsara Taylor of The World Can't Wait-Drive Out Bush regime.

Pro-life network director Terri Herring says about 50 Mississippians are among those protesting abortion this week. Still, many locals who support an end to abortion are choosing not to participate.

"Many people are concerned about the controversy, and it's difficult for them to take a step to be that controversial," said Herring.

"Operation Save America" protesters fanned out to 23 locations in the metro area to read the Bible Wednesday morning.

"The 23 gates of hell," as protestors call them, included Millsaps College and University Medical Center.