At the heart of the abortion debate, the most heated issue in America, lay two distinct camps. Both show up to state capitols, city halls, and the steps of the Supreme Court. Both interact with legislators, trying to sway them one way or another, and both have a strong social media game.
The similarities, however, end there. As anyone who has been to both a pro-life event and a pro-choice event can attest, there is a stark difference in tactic. Simply put, abortion supporters are bullies. And no one likes a bully.
Accounts of violence from abortion supporters directed at pro-lifers are legion, with a heavy share of them taking place recently as tensions rise with the impending likely reversal of Roe v. Wade. In fact, the Department of Homeland Security soberly notes that violence is expected to "persist and may increase."
Pro-choice activists rally at the Washington Monument before a march to the Supreme Court in Washington, May 14, 2022. (Jose Luis Magana/AFP via Getty Images)
Just a few weeks ago, pro-abortion organizers held a "Defend Roe Emergency Rally" in Indianapolis, and Students for Life of America staffer Mary Carmen Zakrajsek was physically attacked by a BLM spokesperson.
During the confirmation hearings for Justice Amy Coney Barrett, an abortion supporter hit a pro-life woman in the face during a conversation outside the Court. An abortion group called "Jane’s Revenge" is taking credit for firebombing a pro-life office in Wisconsin and released a letter threatening further...
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