{"id":267980,"date":"2022-05-12T16:42:28","date_gmt":"2022-05-12T21:42:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.liveaction.org\/news\/?p=267980"},"modified":"2022-05-12T13:00:07","modified_gmt":"2022-05-12T18:00:07","slug":"abortion-violence-targets-maryland-pro-life-pregnancy-center","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/abortion-violence-targets-maryland-pro-life-pregnancy-center\/","title":{"rendered":"Maryland pregnancy center latest target of militant abortion supporters"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Abortion violence against pro-life groups has ramped up in recent days\u00a0since the leaked Supreme Court draft opinion<\/a> in the Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization<\/em> case, suggesting the 1973\u00a0Roe v. Wade<\/em> decision may be overturned.<\/p>\n

Now, another report from Maryland indicates that the front porch of the\u00a0CareNet Pregnancy Center of Frederick<\/a> was defaced with spray painted pro-abortion messages that read: “ProAbortion,”\u00a0 “Go to PP Instead,” “Abortion is a Right,” “Not Real Clinic, “End Forced Motherhood.”<\/p>\n

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Abortion violence :Frederick, MD Pro-life Pregnancy Resource Center vandalized<\/p><\/div>\n

“On Wednesday, May 4th, the staff arrived at the center to the disturbing scene of lies and propaganda spray painted on the front of our building. Unfortunately, this is not the first time our center has been vandalized. We were previously vandalized twice in 2014 in the same manner,”\u00a0Linda King, Executive Director of the Pregnancy Resource Center (PRC) told Live Action News.<\/p>\n

King called the vandalism an “an attempt to intimidate our staff and volunteers; and to mislead our clients.”<\/p>\n

“Pro-abortion activists feel threatened by us because they don’t understand that we give women and men an alternative to the abortion clinic and provide a real source of hope,” King also stated.<\/p>\n

This most recent incident means the center has been attacked three times since 2014 when\u00a0vandals graffitied the back of the facility and then threw a brick at the door.\u00a0\u201cThose messages are similar to ones left in previous incidents, except ‘end forced motherhood’ which I don\u2019t recall being part of previous graffiti,\u201d\u00a0King said. “The A in Circle symbol that has been common through all three vandalisms,\u201d King added.<\/p>\n

King said the center remained open despite the attempt to intimidate their staff, and thanks to the generosity of donors, the graffiti was removed, and the porch repainted by the end of the same day.<\/p>\n

“Services continued as usual all that day,” King told Live Action News. “Staff doing well.”<\/p>\n

“It is unnerving when you see the outright lie that we are not a clinic, which we are \u2013 we gathered together and debriefed, made sure we are all good, and aware of our surroundings,” she added.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

King said that while the PRC has security cameras in back of building, they will be installing them all around the building to make clients and staff feel as safe as possible.<\/div>\n
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The violence will not deter the staff, King said.\u00a0“In spite of these tactics, we will not be deterred from doing what we\u2019ve been doing for 39 years in the Frederick community. Our doors remain open to women and men making a pregnancy decision. Whether they need limited medical services to confirm pregnancy, compassionate education about their options, or helpful classes on pregnancy, parenting, and life skills; we are here for the women, men and families in Frederick.”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

When people understand what we do, they understand that we are a valuable part of our community. Over the last five years, 99% of our clients have been satisfied with the care and service they received.<\/p>\n

Violence against pro-life groups in recent days<\/strong><\/p>\n

Live Action News and others have documented multiple acts of violence against pro-life people or groups in recent days including:<\/p>\n

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  • PRCs vandalized in Denton<\/a>\u00a0and Austin<\/a>, Texas, as well as\u00a0Portland, Oregon<\/a>, and\u00a0Manassas, Virginia<\/a>.<\/li>\n
  • A PRC director in Tallahassee contacted Live Action to report the facility there had been egged.<\/li>\n
  • Vandals also damaged the headquarters of\u00a0Concerned Women for America (CWA)<\/a>, and sprayed graffiti on churches in Boulder, Colorado<\/a>.<\/li>\n
  • A Molotov cocktail was thrown into the offices of Oregon Right to Life<\/a> and there was an\u00a0arson attack at Wisconsin Family Action<\/a>.<\/li>\n
  • Pro-abortion\u00a0protestors\u00a0<\/a>assaulted<\/a>\u00a0pro-lifers outside of the Supreme Court.<\/li>\n
  • Catholic Churches were\u00a0invaded<\/a> and protested<\/a>\u00a0and riots broke out<\/a> in places like\u00a0Los Angeles<\/a>,\u00a0Portland<\/a>, and\u00a0Seattle<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    Pro-abortion groups like RuthSentUs<\/a>\u00a0allegedly posted<\/a> GPS coordinates to the homes<\/a> of SCOTUS Justices and threatened<\/a> to “burn the Eucharist” of Catholic Churches. Other groups like StrikeForChoice.org<\/a> and\u00a0RiseUp4AbortionRights<\/a>\u00a0appear to be organizing various protests, walk outs and strikes.<\/p>\n

    Jane’s Revenge sends ‘Communique’ threatening acts of extreme violence<\/strong><\/p>\n

    It is not clear whether these acts of violence across the nation are random or tied to a single group. But, in recent days, a group called Jane’s Revenge has allegedly taken responsibility<\/a> for the\u00a0arson attack at Wisconsin Family Action.<\/a>\u00a0The anonymous group’s\u00a0communique was sent to a journalist and then posted<\/a> to Twitter. It is allegedly demanding “the disbanding of all anti-choice establishments, fake clinics, and violent anti-choice groups within the next thirty days.” The abortion rights group claims they will “adopt increasingly extreme tactics to maintain freedom over our own bodies” and “adopt the minimum military requirement for a political struggle.”<\/p>\n