Thread: We've released a report listing 40+ incidents of violence & vandalism directed at pro-life individuals and orgs since the leak of the draft Supreme Court Dobbs opinion sbaprolife.org/newsroom/press…
Biden must unequivocally condemn these attacks
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Early May - Houston, Texas: Holy Rosary Catholic Church vandalized
Pastor Harris: “Most Definitely, It's A Result Of The Leak That Came Out Last Week, The Supreme Court.”
Story from @TXRightToLife: texasrighttolife.com/abortion-activ…
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Early May - Manassas, Virginia: Vandals defaced a pro-life pregnancy-resource center, writing three graffiti messages on the side of the building
Story from @xan_desanctis: nationalreview.com/corner/vandali…
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Early May - Katy, Texas: Vandals at St. Bartholomew the Apostle Catholic Church tried to remove the tabernacle. The incident likely stemmed from a Supreme Court leak suggesting the court is set to overturn Roe v. Wade, according to Harris.
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Early May - Denton, Texas: Loreto House vandalized. The pro-life pregnancy center helps women (and men) from their child's conception until age 3 with material goods, parent education, and emotional and spiritual support.
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Early May - Portland, Oregon: Southeast Portland Pregnancy Resource Center targeted by vandals
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Early May - Katy, Texas: Intruders at St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Catholic Church sought to desecrate the Eucharist. The incident likely stemmed from a Supreme Court leak suggesting the court is set to overturn Roe v. Wade, according to Harris.
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May 3 - Frederick, Maryland: CareNet Pregnancy Center defaced with spray painted pro-abortion messages that read: “ProAbortion,” “Go to PP Instead,” “Abortion is a Right,” “Not Real Clinic, “End Forced Motherhood.”
Story at @LiveActionNews: liveaction.org/news/abortion-…
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May 3 - Austin, Texas: Trotter House had a banner hanging outside torn down and replaced by pro-abortion signs
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May 3 - Los Angeles, California: Protesters at a pro-abortion march throw rocks and bottles at police officers. Chief Michael Moore reported: One officer injured; unknown extent
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May 4 - Indianapolis, Indiana: SFLA coordinator Mary
Zakrajsek, wearing a blue shirt, assaulted by an abortion-rights advocate. ‘She restrained me,
screaming in my ear before finally pushing me away’
📷: @StudentsforLife
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May 4 - Boulder, Colorado: The Boulder County Sheriff's Office (BCSO) said it responded to the
church and found graffiti with anti-church and messages that support the "right" to an abortion.
More: 9news.com/article/news/l…
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May 7 - Alexandria, Virginia: Office of pro-life group @CWforA in was vandalized.
An unidentified man ripped the organization's intercom system from the exterior entrance before unzipping his pants to urinate on the door and windows.
Video: foxnews.com/politics/conce…
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May 8 - Salem, Oregon: Oregon Right to Life's offices attacked on Mother’s Day. Someone used “incendiary devices” in the attack, which exploded and started a fire. The office was thankfully vacant, and no one was injured.
Story at @LiveActionNews: liveaction.org/news/oregon-ri…
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May 8 - Madison, Wisconsin: A leftist anarchist group attacked @WIFamilyAction's office, throwing two Molotov cocktails into the office, after breaking windows, and then proceeded to light a fire”
Story at @LiveActionNews: liveaction.org/news/pro-life-…
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May 9 - Swarthmore, Pennsylvania: Three glass front doors of Notre Dame de Lourdes church had been spray-painted with the slogan: ‘You do not have the right to decide what people can do, #ProChoice.”
More: inquirer.com/news/catholic-…
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May 11 - Overland Park, Kansas: A sign promoting a pro-life ballot measure was damaged. “In the black-and-white image shared by police, the individual can be seen standing in front of the sign.
More: bluevalleypost.com/2022/05/18/ove…
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May 11 - Ypsilanti, Michigan: Family Life Services pregnancy center was vandalized with pro-abortion messages
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May 14 - Baltimore, Maryland: County police are investigating a case of vandalism at a pregnancy center in Reisterstown. Someone spray-painted threats against the center that read: ‘If abortions aren't safe, neither are you.’
More: wbaltv.com/article/alpha-…
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May 16 - Long Beach, California: Pro-life maternity home Sunday service interrupted by an angry pro-abortion woman. According to one witness, the pro-abortion person “snuck in and went ballistic, cursing using the F word” referring to the babies.
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May 18 - Washington, DC: @LiveActionNews received images of vandalism spray painted on the brick wall outside the Supreme Court parking lot. It read, ‘Abort the Court Keep Abortion Safe and Legal.
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May 20 - Portland, Oregon: A photograph shows a pro-life billboard vandalized with the words "Abort the Supreme Court" spray painted across it
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May 21-22 - Olympia, Washington: Self-described anarchists took credit for vandalizing four pro-life churches referring to the houses of worship as ‘patriarchal sex abuse cults’ that perpetuate the ‘violence of forced birth.’
Story at @FreeBeacon: freebeacon.com/latest-news/an…
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May 22 - Colombus, Mississippi: Lowndes County Sheriff’s Department investigating a case of vandalism at Mt. Avery Missionary Baptist Church
More:
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May 24 - Sebastopol, California: A photo emerged of a vandalized pro-life billboard with the words "My Body, My Choice" painted over the sign
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May 25 - Lynwood, Washington: The center's security camera caught a vandal smashing several windows and spray painting threatening messages on Wednesday morning. Those messages included: ‘If abortion isn't safe, you aren't either.’”
More: king5.com/article/news/c…
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May 27 - Eugene, Oregon: Dove Medical Pregnancy Center vandalized with pro-abortion graffiti
More:
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May 28 - Hollywood, Florida: Archdiocesan Respect Life Office vandalized over the Memorial Day weekend, scrawling threatening graffiti on its outer walls. The threat read: ‘If abortions aren’t SAFE then niether are you.’”
Story at @CatholicMiami: miamiarch.org/CatholicDioces…
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June 2 - Anchorage, Alaska: Community Pregnancy Center was vandalized last week with graffiti, a broken front door and nails placed upright in the cracks of the parking lot
More: alaskawatchman.com/2022/06/09/anc…
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June 2 - Des Moines, Iowa: A pro-abortion rights group called Jane's Revenge is taking credit for vandalizing the Agape pregnancy counseling center
More: kcci.com/article/des-mo…
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June 3 - Washington, DC: Capitol Hill Pregnancy Center was vandalized with red paint and graffiti. On the brick outer building, the words “Jane says revenge” are written in black spray paint.
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June 7 - Asheville, North Carolina - Mountain Area Pregnancy Services in west Asheville was spray-painted with threatening graffiti and windows were broken
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May 7 - Denton, Texas: Woman to Woman Pregnancy Resource Center was spray painted with the words, “Not a Clinic.”
Story at @LiveActionNews: liveaction.org/news/pregnancy…
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June 7 - Buffalo, New York: Two firefighters suffer minor injuries after responding to suspected arson attack at Compass Care pregnancy center
More from @KaylaGreen04:
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June 8 - Vancouver, Washington: A faith-based pro-life pregnancy crisis center in Vancouver, Washington was vandalized by far-left extremists in a targeted attack
More: thepostmillennial.com/janes-revenge-…
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June 8 - Chevy Chase, Maryland: A California man armed with a handgun, ammunition, a crow bar & pepper spray who planned to kill Justice Brett Kavanaugh, was charged with attempted murder after being arrested near the justice's home
More: reuters.com/world/us/armed…
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June 11 - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: The Hope Pregnancy Center was vandalized with smashed windows and graffiti. Individual claiming responsibility stated: ‘If the attack on abortion does not stop our attacks will broaden.’
Story at @cnalive: catholicnewsagency.com/news/251546/ph…
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June 14 - Minneapolis, Minnesota: @MCCL_org office vandalized for the second time in recent weeks
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Too many attacks to list in one thread. Here's others who are tracking violence & intimidation by abortion activists:
→ @CaroleNovielli at @LiveActionNews: liveaction.org/news/pro-abort…
→ @k_yoder at @cnalive: catholicnewsagency.com/news/251421/an…
→ @CatholicVote: catholicvote.org/pregnancy-cent…
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Far from condemning these acts of violence and intimidation, Washington Dems are ENCOURAGING them.
Watch @jrpsaki urge protesters to violate federal law by protesting outside homes of Supreme Court justices:
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And here's @SenSchumer inciting violence when he threatened Justices Kavanaugh and Gorsuch:
"You have released the whirlwind and you will pay the price... You won't know what hit you."
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Asked today about the attacks on pregnancy centers, @SpeakerPelosi refused to acknowledge or condemn them:
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Legislators are calling on @TheJusticeDept to take action:
→ Sen. @JerryMoran led a letter signed by 16 U.S. senators: lankford.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/…
→ @RepMikeJohnson led resolution introduced by 40 members: mikejohnson.house.gov/news/documents…
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→ @RepTenney, @RepMikeJohnson & @RepFranklin lead 120 U.S. Reps in letter to AG Garland: mikejohnson.house.gov/news/documents…
→ @SenHawleyPress: hawley.senate.gov/hawley-blasts-…
→ @SenRubioPress: rubio.senate.gov/public/index.c…
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We've joined @CatholicVote and over a dozen political organizations in sending a letter to U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland demanding swift action on a string of violent and destructive crimes against pro-life pregnancy centers in the U.S: foxnews.com/us/faith-leade…
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Here's another tracker being maintained by @FRCdc: downloads.frc.org/EF/EF22F17.pdf
Here's the @LiveAction tracker: liveaction.org/news/state-exp…
Thank you @RepMichaelGuest for calling on Biden’s Homeland Security @SecMayorkas to address the growing number of attacks mounted by anarchist extremist group Jane’s Revenge against pro-life pregnancy centers foxnews.com/politics/mayor…
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