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"Life is so precious. Obviously the protesters are allowed to have their opinion but it saddens me to see women on it," said Grace, a young woman who had traveled from Paisley for the anti-abortion rally. "It's the creation of their body that provides life and it's sad that they can't see the worth in that."I asked Grace how she had gotten involved with the evening's vigil. "My dad runs it," she replied.The counter-protesters were in a buoyant mood though and felt they had sent a strong message that they won't be complacent when it comes to defending the right to choose."Tonight went really well. We were here to send a message that not everyone in Scotland thinks the same as those at the vigil," Emily Beever, NUS Scotland's women's officer, and one of the counter-demo organizers, told me. "It's absolutely crucial that women make their voices heard and put women's rights at the center of this debate."