Posted on 01/04/2020 7:28:26 PM PST by Morgana
LifeNews.com recorded more than 100 reports of assault, vandalism, harassment and other incidents targeting pro-life advocates in 2019.
Our news outlet began tracking these reports after pro-life organizations expressed alarm about an uptick in violence in recent years as they work to protect the rights of unborn babies.
The list identifies 99 separate reports, though several include multiple incidents, such as Prolife Across Americas report of more than a dozen pro-life billboards being vandalized between January and August. That equates to almost 10 incidents each month or about one every four days in 2019.
The reports come from local and national news outlets, as well as evidence documented through videos, photos, police reports and court records. LifeNews received information about additional alleged incidents that it could not confirm.
Confirmed reports include a Students for Life banner being set on fire at Western Washington University, a bomb threat at a 40 Days for Life event in Minnesota, multiple death threats against pro-life leaders, and video evidence of assaults of pro-life advocates.
Perhaps the biggest story that drew national attention came out of Pennsylvania when a state lawmaker filmed himself bullying an older woman and three young teenage girls. State Rep. Brian Sims also offered money publicly online for the identities of the young girls. Sims never was punished for his actions. He still is in office, and he never publicly apologized to the girls.
Pro-life students continuously have been victims of vandalism on college campuses across the U.S. In the 2018-2019 school year, Students for Life of America reported more than 50 pro-life student displays had been vandalized.The list grew even longer in the fall of 2019, and the student organization began an interactive map to keep track of the vandalism.
Kristan Hawkins, president of the organization, told LifeNews that free speech is under attack, especially on college campuses.
What happens on campuses today moves into broader society tomorrow, Hawkins said. Students for Life fights year after year so that student groups can form and student free speech expressing love for both mother and preborn child as well as sharing the message of how abortion harms women can be heard. But it is a fight, and we have to be diligent or our voices will be silenced.
Despite the growing hostilities, she said it is encouraging to see the pro-life generation standing strong for free speech as well as the rights of the unborn.
It is not just students who are being targeted. Several older pro-life advocates were victims of assault outside abortion facilities this year as they were sidewalk counseling. In April, a 76-year-old Massachusetts woman suffered a concussion and other injuries after a man allegedly shoved her to the ground outside a Planned Parenthood abortion facility in Boston. That same month, another older pro-life woman allegedly was assaulted outside of a Kentucky abortion facility and was hospitalized. In March, a video documented the brutal attack of an older pro-life man outside a Planned Parenthood abortion facility in San Francisco.
Meanwhile, pro-life pregnancy centers that support women and babies, churches and billboards also were vandalized some multiple times this year.
These reports indicate that the violence of abortion is not just limited to unborn babies. Those who advocate for their lives and rights also are being targeted.
Here is the list:
Colorado Prolife Across America: Another Billboard Vandalized in Denver
California Video: Pro-Life Student Assaulted at Sacramento State (Sacramento Bee)
California Posters for Unplanned Film Torn Down, Vandalized at Orange Coast College (Coast Report Online)
Mexico Protesters Vandalize Monuments, Light Fires at Pro-Abortion Womens March (Mexico News Daily)
Canada Ontario Right to Life Office Vandalized with Pro-Abortion Slogans (St. Catherines Standard)
Connecticut Prolife Across America: Billboard Vandalized with Pro-Abortion Slogan in Plainville
Massachusetts Older Pro-Life Woman Assaulted Outside Planned Parenthood
Pennsylvania Vandals Destroy Crosses from Pro-Life Display at Robert Morris University (Students for Life)
Wisconsin Pro-Life Display Vandalized at Milwaukee School of Engineering (Students for Life/Wisconsin Right to Life)
Minnesota Abortion Activists Vandalize Pro-Life Student Display at Winona State University (Students for Life)
Pennsylvania Church Vandalized a Third Time after Setting Up Pro-Life Display https://6abc.com/pro-life-display-repeatedly-vandalized-at-bucks-county-church/5674193/
Ohio Students: 27 Posters for Pro-Life Event Vandalized at Xavier University (Xavier Newswire)
Canada Pro-Life Heartbeat Billboard Vandalized in Alberta (Red Deer Advocate)
Indiana Pro-Life Event Fliers Vandalized at St. Marys College (College Fix)
Michigan Flags Stolen from Pro-Life Display at Michigan State University (Campus Reform)
England UK Pro-Life Campus Clubs Face Threats of Milkshaking, Other Hostilities (The Independent)
England Police Protect Pro-Lifers Mobbed by Marxist Abortion Activists in London (National File)
Tennessee Abortion Activists Removed from Senate Hearing for Disrupting Meeting about Heartbeat Bill (Sergio Martínez-Beltrán/Nashville Public Radio)
North Carolina Abortion Activist Arrested for Larceny after Taking Things from Pro-Life Advocates (The Daily Tar Heel)
Illinois Pro-Life Signs Vandalized with Profanity at Elmhurst Catholic Church (Pro-Life Action League)
Arizona Abortionist Allegedly Pulls Gun on Pro-Life Advocate
California Video: Planned Parenthood Security Guard Allegedly Assaults Journalist During David Daleiden Trial https://www.dailywire.com/news/watch-planned-parenthood-security-guard-pushes-journalist-police-report-filed?%3Futm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=dwtwitter (Daily Wire)
Pennsylvania Church Pro-Life Display Vandalized, Crosses Torn from the Ground
Illinois Man Charged for Allegedly Threatening Pro-Life Advocate with Knife Outside Abortion Clinic (police report, charges also listed on local judicial system website)
Washington, D.C. Video: Pro-Abortion Mob Spits On, Pushes Pro-Life Students
England Politician Praises Abortion Activists for Vandalizing Pro-Life Billboard
Mexico Abortion Activists Set Fire to Cathedral, Government Building during Protest
Minnesota Abortion Activist Allegedly Set Off Bomb Scare at 40 Days for Life Event in Rochester https://www.kaaltv.com/news/suspect-arrested-for-allegedly-leaving-quotstink-bombquot-at-pro-life-event/5498451/ https://www.postbulletin.com/news/public_safety/pro-life-event-at-rctc-evacuated-due-to-suspicious-item/article_9f7b938c-dad6-11e9-99ed-4ffc1904bcb0.html
Oregon Mother Says She Was Targeted with Fake Report to Child Protective Services after Nurse Learned She Is Pro-Life (Epoch Times)
Indiana Four Benches Advertising Pro-Life Pregnancy Resources Vandalized in South Bend (National Right to Life News) https://twitter.com/SJCRTL/status/1174412160488943624https://wsbt.com/news/local/local-pro-life-organization-says-someone-vandalized-four-of-its-benches
Tennessee Videos: Abortion Activists Push, Kick Pro-Life Sidewalk Counselors
Switzerland Police: Abortion Activists Attack Officers, Throw Burning Objects (Swiss Broadcasting Corporation)
El Salvador Abortion Activists Throw Eggs, Red Paint on Attorney Generals Office (NBC News)
Pro-Life Across America: More Than A Dozen Pro-Life Billboards Vandalized This Year And Its Only August https://www.lifenews.com/2019/09/06/abortion-activists-vandalize-pro-life-billboards-featuring-pictures-of-newborn-babies/
Chicago Pro-life Billboard Vandalized with Pro-Abortion Slogan Painted over Babys Face (Pro-life Action League)
Washington, D.C. Pro-Lifer Allegedly Punched Repeatedly by Top Google Employee
Texas Pregnancy Center Vandalized for Second Time This Year
Australia Police Charge Cyclist for Allegedly Spitting Directly in Pro-Life Protesters Face
Australia Pro-Life MPs Receive Death Threats After Voting Against Radical Pro-Abortion Bill
Maine Pro-Life Sign Stolen from Church Lawn (News Center Maine)
England Christian Familys Window Smashed after Displaying Pro-Life Poster (UK Metro)
Illinois Chicago Pregnancy Centers Mobile Van Vandalized, Tires Slashed
Washington, D.C. Man who Allegedly Mocked, Threatened to Shoot Pro-Lifers at D.C. Planned Parenthood Goes Free (Live Action News)
England Scottish MP Receives Threats after Voting Against Pro-Abortion Bill (News Letter) https://www.lifenews.com/2019/07/15/abortion-activists-threaten-to-rape-assault-pro-lifer-lawmaker-after-she-votes-against-abortion/
North Carolina Pregnancy Center Van Vandalized with Pro-Abortion Graffiti
Wisconsin Woman Arrested for Allegedly Vandalizing Pro-Life Display, Pushing Pro-Life Advocate (Created Equal)
Texas Anarchist Group Threatens to Dox Students who Join Conservative Pro-Life Groups (College Fix)
Canada Canadian Movie Theater Cancels Unplanned After Abortion Activists Threaten Violence, Catholic Herald Reports 2 Death Threats
Canada Unplanned Movie Premiers in Theaters Across Canada Despite Censorship and Pro-Abortion Threats
North Carolina Abortion Activists Arrested at City Council Meeting about Ordinance Restricting Free Speech (Charlotte Observer)
Washington state Video: Person Caught Stealing Crosses from Pro-Life Display (Students for Life)
Ireland Pro-Life Student Receives Death Threat after Writing Column Defending the Unborn (The Irish Catholic)
Alabama Pro-Life Sidewalk Counselors: Driver Tried to Hit Us outside Abortion Clinic (Live Action)
Massachusetts Abortion Activists Arrested After Throwing Urine on Pro-Life Speaker
Illinois Pro-Life College Student Receives Death Threats for Proposing Cuts to Abortion Funding (Fox News)
Missouri Abortion Activists Arrested at Protest Demanding Pro-Life Governor Keep Dangerous Abortion Clinic Open (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)
Florida Video: Student Wrecks Pro-Life Display at University of Central Florida (Created Equal)
Alabama Abortion Advocates Threatened to Rape Pro-Life Legislators Wife After He Voted for Abortion Ban
Mississippi Pro-Life Advocate Hit with Cane, Pushed at Pro-Abortion Rally
Ohio Abortion Activists Spit on Pro-Life Woman, Threaten Rape (Created Equal)
Ohio Abortion Activist: Pro-Life Advocates Deserve To Be Shot (Created Equal)
Washington, D.C. Student: Abortion Activists Pushed, Threatened Him at National Protest (Breitbart)
New Jersey Student Pro-Life Display Vandalized, Signs Stolen (The Signal, College of New Jersey)
Pennsylvania Catholic Church Vandalized with Pro-Abortion Slogan
Abortion Activists Threaten to Kill, Rape Wife and Daughter of Pro-Life Writer Matt Walsh
Michigan Pro-Life Office Vandalized after Lawmakers Pass Bill to Protect Unborn Babies
North Carolina Student Arrested for Stealing Sign from Pro-Life Advocates on Campus
Alabama Abortion Activist Caught on Camera Assaulting Pro-Life Woman, Punches Her Repeatedly
California Video: Student Destroys Pro-Life Display on Campus (Students for Life)
Washington state Police Investigating Arson after Pro-Life Display Set on Fire on Campus https://www.bellinghamherald.com/news/local/article230180669.html
North Carolina Video: Student Charged after Punching Pro-Lifer Repeatedly in the Face
Pennsylvania State Lawmaker Berates Pro-Life Woman, Attempts to Doxx Pro-Life Teenage Girls
California FBI Arrests Man for Alleged Serious Death Threats against Pro-Life Speaker Ben Shapiro, Family (TMZ)
Alabama Abortion Activist Throws Paint inside Alabama House as Lawmakers Vote to Ban Abortion
Texas University of Texas Austin Student Pro-Life Materials Stolen, Thrown in the Gutter (Students for Life)
Texas Abortion Activists Try to Shut Down Pro-Life Speaker With Smokebomb. They Failed
Washington state Conservative Student: Man Vandalized Display, Tried to Hit Her With Car Twice (The College Fix)
Kentucky Elderly Pro-Life Woman Attacked Outside Abortion Facility, Thighbone Broken
Illinois Thief Steals Pro-Life Students Display at Southern Illinois University- Edwardsville (Students for Life)
Texas Police Investigate Threats Against Pro-Life Republican Lawmakers (Dallas News)
Missouri Pro-life Speaker Michael Knowles attacked during speech at University of Missouri-Kansas City (Campus Reform)
California Pro-Abortion Students Throw Pro-Life Display Into River, Protest Pro-Life Speech With Coat Hangers
California WATCH: Planned Parenthood Supporter Brutally Assaults Elderly Pro-Life Volunteer
Massachusetts Massachusetts Citizens for Life Receives Suspicious Package, Building Shut Down
Michigan Video: Abortion Activists Steal Crosses from Pro-Life Display at University of Michigan
Massachusetts Pro-lifer Punched in Face Outside Abortion Facility (police report: http://blog.brooklinepolice.com/2019/03/thursday-march-14th.html)
Connecticut Pro-Life Students Display Vandalized at University of Connecticut
Missouri Items Stolen, Vandalized from Church Pro-Life Display (WDAF Kansas City)
Minnesota Campus Republican Club Catches Students on Video Tearing Down Pro-Life Fliers (College Fix)
Australia Video: Pro-Abortion Students Vandalize Pro-Life Campus Display (LifeChoice Australia)
England Police Investigate Violent Attacks on Pro-Life People at Prayer Vigils
Ohio Abortion Activists Harass Pro-Life Rape Survivor, Police Called
New York Pro-Life Pregnancy Center Posters Torn Down, Vandalized (Binghamton University Pipe Dream)
Washington state 3 Pro-Life Billboards Vandalized: Your Life Drains Earth (The Blaze)https://www.bellinghamherald.com/news/local/crime/article224777395.html
California Abortion Activists Destroy, Steal UCLA Pro-Life Club Signs (Live Action)
Virginia Pregnancy Center Vandalized in Politically Motivated Attack
Washington, D.C. Abortion Activists Smash Pro-Life Sign, Hit Boy and His Dad With a Stick
France Abortion Activists Spraypaint Blessed Abortion on Catholic Church (National Catholic Register)
Texas Pro-Life Advocate Brutally Assaulted for Telling Man Jesus Loves You
Is it “Don’t get mad, get even” time yet
or are we still at the “Vengeance is Mine, sayeth the Lord” stage
Wait till Roe is overturned for that
See tagline.
Those fascists are trying to commit genocide by banning a woman’s right to choose to kill her baby!/s
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