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Pro-abortion advocate assaults pro-life journalist during interview
Live Action News ^ | April 3, 2025 | Nancy Flanders

Posted on 04/03/2025 9:09:55 PM PDT by Morgana

A pro-abortion advocate assaulted pro-life journalist Savannah Craven Antao while she filmed a Man on the Street interview for Live Action on Thursday.

Craven Antao was recording interviews regarding “What does Planned Parenthood do? Perception vs. Reality?” in Harlem, New York, when the attack occurred. According to Craven Antao and her husband, Henry Antao, a woman approached and started a conversation with Craven Antao, even complimenting her. But during the interview, she suddenly assaulted Craven Antao.

Video footage shows Craven Antao and the woman discussing abortion before the woman punches her.

The woman stated, “You don’t understand the magnitude of having a child.”

Crave Antao replied, “I’m not the one who admitted they would be okay with killing babies in foster care and killing children that had been abused.”

The woman then responded, “That’s my point…” As Craven Antao attempted to speak again, the woman punched her, knocking her to the ground. She appeared to attempt to assault her a second time, but Craven Antao’s husband positioned himself in between them. Craven Antano was brought to the hospital for her injuries.

Her husband told Live Action, “[We] were out on the street in Harlem doing some street interviews. My wife … was assaulted by a pro-abortion woman we were interviewing… The woman became aggressive and violent upon learning Savannah’s pro-life stance. I intervened to protect my wife and we immediately called 911. The police arrived, and we provided them with the assailant’s photo and description. We hope justice will be served soon.”

Live Action president and founder Lila Rose stated in a press release:

We are deeply grateful for the work Savannah has done to protect preborn children and help end abortion in our nation. Her bravery in the face of violence is heroic. We are grateful she is safe and receiving support. No one should ever face physical assault for expressing their views in public.

We will not be intimidated. Live Action will continue our goal to defund Planned Parenthood—which kills over 1,000 children every day while receiving more than $700 million in taxpayer funding. We remain committed to our mission to completely abolish abortion and ensure every child is protected under the law.

Video and photos taken after the assault show a laceration on Craven Antao’s eyebrow and blood dripping down her face and chest. Her attacker has not been identified, but police are said to be looking for her.

“We are pro-life activists because ending abortion and protecting babies from the violence that Planned Parenthood commits is the most important issue of our lifetime,” Henry Antao explained.

Violence on the part of pro-abortion advocates has been rising in recent years. After the Supreme Court draft decision signaling the overturning of Roe v. Wade was leaked in May of 2022, abortion supporters increased attacks against pro-life activists and pro-life organizations.

Editor’s Note: This article will be updated as more information becomes available.


TOPICS: Local News
KEYWORDS: abortion; abortionviolence; prolife
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To: frank ballenger

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21 posted on 04/04/2025 10:37:04 PM PDT by Chode (there is no fall back position, there's no rally point, there is no LZ... we're on our own. )
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To: Morgana

A harder punch could have been fatal. Yet unfortunately, there is a sizable generation of young women so coarsened by abortion and all the anti-feminine, emasculating, and dysphoric rot of our culture who would have found it justified even then.

It’s sad if the perpetrator never ends up in jail. It’s sad more men weren’t around to restrain her and offer their help to Savannah.

The entire Left right now is fueled by a sort of murderous fervor as can be seen with the Tesla explosions right now among other things.

But Abortion, the bloody horrific act remains the cornerstone of all their ideology and all their principles. The Left’s entire worldview is predicated upon an act of violence - so is it any surprise that they be violent?


22 posted on 04/08/2025 10:47:14 AM PDT by CondoleezzaProtege
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To: Right Brother; No name given

Demonic indeed. What is most disheartening is the blood-thirst of so many viewers - namely female - laughing or thinking the assault justified. (Which, punched any harder, could have been fatal.)

Prayers God’s will be done in the situation.


23 posted on 04/08/2025 10:51:45 AM PDT by CondoleezzaProtege
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