Abortion opponents have been carrying huge photographs of bloody aborted fetuses to Democratic rallies.

As an officer watched, three people behind a police barrier said the rosary before an image of the Virgin Mary and a photograph of a bloody fetus.

"You don't jam a bloody fetus into the face of a 5-year-old," said the Rev. Terry Attridge, a Catholic priest at Sacred Heart Church.

The 27-minute slide show, called "Caring," includes many pictures of bloody fetuses in waste cans and one of a gurney carrying a woman who is apparently dead and is covered by a sheet.

The surprise came the next day, in a manila envelope full of color photographs of bloody fetuses, anti-abortion tracts and a letter warning her about procedures performed at the clinic.

A giant picture of a bloody fetus floated above the crowd.

So-called crisis pregnancy centers are often criticized for enticing troubled young women with promises of support and then using photograph of bloody, aborted fetuses to persuade them to have unwanted babies.

No bloody fetuses fill billboards, no absolute claims are being offered about women's rights.

The National Republican Senatorial Committee told a Senate candidate today to stop airing a television commercial showing a bloody fetus after complaints were made by viewers, station officials and Republicans.

The 30-second ad shows a close-up of a bloody fetus for several seconds, then a picture of Mr. Byrd next to the photo of the fetus.