On Tuesday, Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost urged U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland to halt increasing pro-abortion terrorism against pro-life organizations and churches in recent weeks.
In a letter, Yost and the other attorneys general said pro-life organizations had been vandalized, bombed, or threatened almost every day since May when a leaked draft ruling showed the U.S. Supreme Court overthrown Roe v. Wade.
“In America, we resolve our differences with debates and ballots, not bricks and Molotov cocktails,” Yost told Garland.
The attorneys general reminded Biden’s chief executive that “justice cannot engage a partisan affiliation” and that he must enforce the law.
“Americans need not fear for their lives because they stand up for what they believe in,” they said in the letter. “The First Amendment grants the right to speak freely, regardless of the subject, and without fear that your home, workplace or, worse, your life will be threatened.”
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They also criticized Garland for doing nothing to stop picket actions outside the homes of U.S. Supreme Court justices, despite a federal law prohibiting such acts.
A pro-abortion group published the judges’ addresses online after the leak, and abortion activists regularly protested outside their homes. Some even posted ominous social media posts about the judges’ school-age children.
Then, earlier this month, an alleged hitman with a gun was arrested outside Judge Brett Kavanaugh’s home after the man said he planned to kill the judge, police said. The leaked draft showed Kavanaugh as one of the judges agreeing to overthrow Roe in the Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health case.
Yost and the other attorneys general told Garland he must act to stop this growing terrorism.
“Inaction is unacceptable in our nation of laws, and it violates your oath of office,” they continued. “Yet in recent weeks, you have continued to allow illegal actions, ostensibly because they (in some minds) advance the pro-abortion cause.”
They asked Garland to let the U.S. Department of Justice begin its investigation with Jane’s Revenge. This radical anarchist group has taken credit for vandalizing and bombing pro-life organizations in Colorado, Michigan, Oregon, Texas, Washington, and Wisconsin. They pointed to reports from the group urging abortion activists to “paint, burn, cut (and) jam” pro-life organizations.
“The FBI has ample resources to track down the members of the organization and track down those who commit these acts of violence, which are classified as terrorism under federal law,” the attorney general said.
They also offered to help Garland and his department with the investigations and prosecutions and said political violence should be punished.
The attorneys general of Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Texas, Utah, Virginia, and West Virginia also signed the letter.
While Garland and the Biden administration have condemned the violence, they have not condemned protests outside the judges’ homes. Federal law prohibits protests outside the homes of judges, witnesses, jurors, and court officials; such actions are considered harassment and interference with the justice system.
The FBI announced an investigation into pro-abortion violence last week.
Dozens of churches, pro-life organizations, and individuals have been the target of arson, vandalism, assault, threats, and harassment since the leak, and U.S. Marshals have provided additional security to judges.
According to Axios, a Department of Homeland Security report in May warned that radical abortion activists are threatening to set fire to or storm the Supreme Court building and kill judges and their clerks if the court overthrows Roe. The report indicates that these pro-abortion extremists also plan to attack churches and other places of worship.
Since Roe in 1973, more than 63 million unborn babies and hundreds of mothers have died in supposedly “safe, legal” abortions.
The Supreme Court is expected to issue its final ruling in the Dobbs case later this month.
LifeNews has kept up with the growing hostility and has listed more than 60 incidents since the leak. They contain:
Redford, Michigan – Pro-abortion domestic terrorists destroy pro-life maternity center, smash doors and windows
Dearborn Heights, Michigan – Abortion Activists Throw Away Another Pregnancy Center: Smashing Every Window and Door
Wisconsin – Leftists target pro-life congressional candidate with vandalism: “F— Charity Barry.”
Minnesota – Minnesota Pro-Life organization vandalized with pro-abortion graffiti, windows smashed; Second vandalism in weeks.
Pennsylvania – Abortion Activists Attack Pro-Life Pregnancy Center in Philadelphia, Smash Windows
Washington State – Pro-life Republican MP hit by attempted arson, vandalism
Michigan – Naked protester disrupts Catholic Mass to promote the killing of babies in abortions
Iowa – Abortion activists brag about vandalizing another maternity center
Alaska – Maternity center vandalized with nails, pro-abortion graffiti (EWTN Ireland)
Oregon – Abortion activists bomb another pro-life maternity center, fourth bombing in weeks
New York – Topless abortion rights protesters storm New York Liberty WNBA Game court (Huffington Post)
New York – Statues of Lúcia dos Santos and Jacinta Marto vandalized and beheaded in Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Church (ABC 7 New York)
New York – Tabernacle stolen, Holy Eucharist thrown on the floor, statues of angels beheaded on the altar and destroyed at St. Augustine Catholic Church, Brooklyn (Catholic News Agency)
Michigan – Police arrest abortion activist for allegedly disrupting Michigan House Session (Bridge Michigan)
California – Abortion activist arrested who tried to approach Joe Biden to urge him to promote abortion
Maryland – Police arrest man with a gun outside Supreme Court Judge Kavanaugh’s home, reportedly threatened to kill him (Washington Post)
North Carolina – Asheville Maternity Center Destroyed With Pro-Abortion Graffiti (Lauren Muzyka/Sidewalk Advocates for Life) (more at FOX Carolina)
New York – Abortion Activists Firebomb Pro-Life Maternity Center, Third Bomb Attack in Weeks
New York – Pro-Abortion Protesters Mob Catholic Pro-Life Procession (National Review)
Texas – Radical abortion activists raid church service to promote killing of babies
Florida – Pro-abortion violence continues as abortion activists vandalize Catholic pro-life bureau
Washington, DC – Abortion activists toss out maternity center: dump paint on the door, egg windows, write “revenge” on wall
Pennsylvania – Pro-Life Billboard smashed in Pittsburgh (ProLife across America)
Oregon – Mother and Child Center Destroyed; Address was published by abortion rights proponent (Catholic sentry)
Oregon – Eugene Maternity Center Destroyed With Pro-Abortion Graffiti (Andy Ngo)
New Jersey – Catholic Pro-Life Student Attacked in Public School, 7 Pro-Abortion Students Suspended (CNA) (Video)
Washington State – Radical abortion activists vandalize Pro-Life Center, smash five windows and abandon threats
Michigan – Grand Rapids rally suspended after unruly protesters shouted anti-abortion activists (MLive)
Mississippi – Rural black church vandalized with pro-abortion graffiti
Oregon – Pro-Life Billboard smashed in Portland: “Abort the Supreme Court” (Andy Ngo)
Washington State – Four Churches Destroyed by Pro-Abortion Radicals in Olympia (more from the Washington Free Beacon)
Alabama – Pastor, parishioners respond to vandalism at Pro-Life Women’s Clinic in Auburn (Opelika-Auburn News)
Kansas – Supports Pro-Life “Value to Both” Change Report Stolen Yard Signs (KAKE)
Arizona – Planned Parenthood Chair Brags How Her Husband Attacked Husband In “Blacks For Trump” Shirt
U.S. – Abortion activists threaten to burn Supreme Court, kill judges when Roe is destroyed (more on CBS News)
Arizona – Watch: Pro-abortion protesters attack, spit on volunteers for ‘Students for Kari’ (College Fix)
Missouri – Pro-life student group at the University of Missouri calls for dialogue after the monument was vandalized (campus reform)
Indiana – Pro-Life student lawyers pushed, grabbed from behind at Pro-Abortion Rally (Students for Life)
Idaho – Two arrested at the pro-abortion rally; protester allegedly kicked police officer (KTVB 7)
Maryland – Birthright of Frederick Vandalized: “F— Fake Clinics”
Maryland – Alpha maternity center in Reisterstown vandalized with pro-abortion graffiti (Andy Ngo) (more on WBAL-TV 11)
USA – Video: Pro-Life student activists kicked, pushed by pro-abortion protesters (Students for Life)
Michigan – Michigan Catholic church vandalized with satanic symbols after Roe Leak (more in The Tennessee Star)
New York City – Abortion Activists Threaten to Bomb St. Patrick’s Catholic Church
Maine – Republican senator receives threats after voting no to the radical pro-abortion bill (Boston Globe)
Texas – Another Pro-Life maternity center vandalized in Denton (NRL News)
Virginia – Pro-Life Organization Office destroyed; Man reveals himself, urinates on the front door (Women concerned for America)
Colorado – Parish Church in Fort Collins tagged with pro-abortion graffiti; police investigation (Catholic News Agency)
Oregon – Oregon Right to Life bombed with Molotov cocktail
Texas – Catholic church vandalized with pro-abortion graffiti
Virginia – Pregnancy center vandalized with pro-abortion graffiti in Northern Virginia (National Review) (more from Human Coalition)
U.S. – Pro-abortion feminist calls for violence against pro-life Americans, celebrates arson
Wisconsin – Abortion activists set fire to Pro-Life Group office, throw Molotov cocktails
Texas – Pro-Life Pregnancy Center Destroyed in Denton, Texas (more from Students for Life)
Oregon, Maryland – Radical abortion activists vandalize pro-life maternity centers that help pregnant women
Washington, DC – Two pro-life leaders say abortion activists beat them during D.C. protest (steadfast)
Texas – Pro-abortion group brags about vandalizing Trotter House Pregnancy Center in Austin (Stop the Sweeps ATX) (more at Maternity News)
Texas – Pro-Life University of North Texas Student Says Antifa Blasted Door, Issued Threats (Fox News)
Washington State – Antifa Assault News Crew at Seattle Pro-Abortion Rally (Andy Ngo)
Colorado – Boulder Catholic Church Defiled After Roe v. Wade Draft Opinion Leak (Denver Gazette)
Oregon – Pro-abortion protesters damage property in Portland after SCOTUS abortion leak (KXL 101 FM News) (more on KOIN 6)
California – Two police officers injured in pro-abortion protest in Los Angeles (more on CBS News)