At least one pro-life demonstrator was attacked while standing outside a family planning clinic during an event in Washington DC on Saturday.
A man in a blue and orange shirt is seen attacking a member of the Progressive Anti-Abortion Alliance (PAAU) on the sidewalk, according to the video. Posted PAAU founder Teresa Bukovinak said on Twitter: A woman in a white shirt shouted at the PAAU demonstrators and got into a scuffle, but two “clinic guards” appeared to try to calm the situation. (Related: ‘Corruption at its deepest level’: Tucker slams FBI’s inaction on firebombed pregnancy center)
In a post, Bukovinac said police had refused to press charges against the man and the woman. A video posted to Twitter did not show the beginning of the altercation.
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🚨This morning, two abortion advocates decided to assault me ​​and another pro-life advocate outside Washington DC’s family planning system simply because they’re standing on the sidewalk to provide resources for families in crisis.
the police refused to prosecute @PAAUNOW pic.twitter.com/CEUzH4az5Y
— Terisa Bukovinak (@Terrisalin) July 22, 2023
Since the Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization draft opinion leaked in May 2022, dozens of crisis pregnancy centers and pro-life groups have destroyed or otherwise attacked. A crisis pregnancy center hired a private investigator to investigate an incendiary bombing in Buffalo, New York.
According to one report, in June 2022, a man armed with a pistol and knife was arrested near the home of Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh after he told police he planned to kill the judge to give his life “purpose.” affidavit. After the incident, Congress passed a bill to strengthen the protections of the Supreme Court.
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