118th CONGRESS 1st Session |
Expressing the sense of Congress condemning the recent attacks on pro-life facilities, groups, and churches.
January 9, 2023
Mr. Johnson of Louisiana (for himself, Ms. Stefanik, Mr. Buck, Mr. Bishop of North Carolina, Mr. Gaetz, Mr. Fitzgerald, Mr. Mooney, Mr. Mast, Mr. Carl, Mr. Guest, Mr. Grothman, Mr. Hudson, Mr. Wenstrup, Mr. Johnson of South Dakota, Mr. Fulcher, Mr. Reschenthaler, Mrs. Harshbarger, Mrs. Wagner, Mr. Latta, Mr. Kustoff, Mr. Moore of Alabama, Mr. Stauber, Mr. Clyde, Mrs. Miller of Illinois, Mr. Babin, Mr. Crenshaw, Mr. Carter of Georgia, Mr. Murphy, Mr. Massie, Mr. Moolenaar, Mr. Issa, Ms. Tenney, Mr. Kelly of Pennsylvania, Mr. McClintock, Mr. Ferguson, Mr. Feenstra, Mr. Banks, Mr. Webster of Florida, Mr. Fallon, Mr. Tiffany, Mr. Biggs, Mr. Duncan, Mr. Fleischmann, Mr. Jackson of Texas, Ms. Foxx, Mr. Walberg, Mr. Weber of Texas, Mr. Austin Scott of Georgia, Mr. Mann, Mr. Aderholt, Mr. Dunn of Florida, Mr. Owens, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mr. McCormick, Mr. Cloud, Mr. Buchanan, Mr. Balderson, Mr. Guthrie, Mr. Waltz, Mr. Ellzey, Mr. Good of Virginia, Mr. Langworthy, Mr. LaTurner, Mr. C. Scott Franklin of Florida, Mr. Fry, Mr. Baird, Ms. Letlow, Mr. Harris, Mr. Posey, Mrs. McClain, Mrs. Houchin, Mr. LaHood, Mr. Joyce of Pennsylvania, Ms. Van Duyne, Mrs. Spartz, Mr. Wilson of South Carolina, Mr. McHenry, Ms. Mace, Mr. Westerman, Mr. Steube, Mr. Hill, Mrs. Bice, Mrs. Cammack, Mr. Rose, Mr. Burchett, Mr. Thompson of Pennsylvania, Mr. Moore of Utah, Mr. Meuser, Mr. Arrington, Mr. Gooden of Texas, Mrs. Miller of West Virginia, Mr. Smith of Missouri, Mrs. Boebert, Mr. Finstad, Mr. Barr, Mrs. Greene of Georgia, Mr. Crawford, Mr. Bilirakis, Mr. Bost, Mr. Timmons, Mr. Moran, Mr. Pfluger, Mr. Bergman, Mr. Estes, Mr. Burgess, Mr. Luetkemeyer, Mr. Huizenga, Mr. Yakym, Mr. Amodei, Mrs. Lesko, Mr. Higgins of Louisiana, Ms. Hageman, and Mr. Womack) submitted the following concurrent resolution; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary
Expressing the sense of Congress condemning the recent attacks on pro-life facilities, groups, and churches.
Whereas since the May 2, 2022, leak of the Supreme Court’s draft opinion in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, individuals professing anti-life views have targeted, destroyed, or vandalized numerous pro-life facilities, groups, and even churches to further their radical cause;
Whereas, on June 24, 2022, the Supreme Court issued a final decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, which upheld Mississippi’s pro-life law and overturned Roe v. Wade and Planned Parenthood of Southeastern Pennsylvania v. Casey;
Whereas, following the leak of the draft Dobbs decision, radical anti-life advocates initiated a pressure campaign designed to influence the Supreme Court’s opinion;
Whereas, following the leak and issuance of the Dobbs decision, radical anti-life advocates have defaced, vandalized, and caused destruction to over 100 pro-life facilities, groups, and churches;
Whereas, on May 3, 2022, individuals vandalized the Care Net Pregnancy Center in Frederick, Maryland, with pro-abortion graffiti, including the messages, “not real clinic”, “end forced motherhood”, and “go to [Planned Parenthood] instead”;
Whereas, on May 5, 2022, in Portland, Oregon, vandals smashed numerous windows and spray-painted graffiti on the Southeast Portland Pregnancy Resource Center;
Whereas, on May 7, 2022, activists vandalized a crisis pregnancy center in Denton, Texas, with the radical pro-abortion messages “not a clinic” and “forced birth is murder”;
Whereas, on May 7, 2022, in Fort Collins, Colorado, activists painted “my body my choice” on the doors of a Catholic parish;
Whereas, on May 8, 2022, Mother’s Day, individuals attempted to break into the Oregon Right to Life office in Keizer, Oregon, reportedly igniting and throwing 2 Molotov cocktails at the building;
Whereas, on May 8, 2022, vandals spray-painted pro-abortion messages such as “Abortion is a right”, “Fake clinic”, and “Liars” on the side of a pro-life pregnancy center in Manassas, Virginia;
Whereas, on May 8, 2022, a pro-life nonprofit center in Madison, Wisconsin, was set ablaze and vandalized with the words, “If abortions aren’t safe, then you aren’t either”;
Whereas, on May 13, 2022, activists left “threatening messages” on the front of the Alpha Pregnancy Center in Reisterstown, Maryland, including the messages, “if abortions aren’t safe, neither are you”, “you’re anti choice not pro life”, “not a clinic”, and were signed “Jane’s revenge”;
Whereas, on May 18, 2022, vandals targeted a “women’s faith-based medical clinic” in Auburn, Alabama, defacing the clinic’s sign and staff members’ vehicles;
Whereas, on May 25, 2022, in Lynnwood, Washington, anti-life activists smashed windows and vandalized the Next Step Pregnancy Center with the threat, “if abortion isn’t safe, you aren’t either”;
Whereas, on June 2, 2022, Jane’s Revenge claimed credit for an attack in which its members broke windows and scrawled messages including “God loves abortion” and “fake clinic” at Agape Pregnancy Resource Center in Des Moines, Iowa;
Whereas, on June 3, 2022, the Capitol Hill Crisis Pregnancy Center in Washington, DC, was the target of left-wing abortion extremists who threw red paint on the door, threw eggs at the window, and spray-painted the building with “Jane Says Revenge”;
Whereas, on June 6, 2022, in Asheville, North Carolina, vandals broke windows and left graffiti on the Mountain Area Pregnancy Services building, including the messages, “If abortions aren’t safe, neither are you”, “no forced birth”, and an anarchist symbol;
Whereas, on June 7, 2022, reports indicate that an “abortion terrorist group Jane’s Revenge” firebombed the CompassCare pro-life pregnancy center in Amherst, New York;
Whereas, on June 10, 2022, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, vandals smashed the windows and graffitied the walls of HOPE Pregnancy Center;
Whereas, on June 19, 2022, in Redford Township, Michigan, individuals smashed the windows of the Pregnancy Counseling Center;
Whereas, on June 22, 2022, in Jackson, Michigan, vandals graffitied and smashed the windows of the office of Jackson Right to Life;
Whereas, on June 25, 2022, in Lynchburg, Virginia, anti-life activists vandalized the Blue Ridge Pregnancy Center;
Whereas, on June 25, 2022, in Paso Robles, California, vandals broke the windows and spray-painted the walls of Tree of Life Pregnancy Support Center;
Whereas, on June 25, 2022, radical leftist rioters breached the Arizona State Capitol, forcing legislators to evacuate the building;
Whereas, on June 25, 2022, in Cortez, Colorado, Heart to Heart Pregnancy Center was defaced with pro-abortion graffiti;
Whereas, on June 25, 2022, in Longmont, Colorado, vandals graffitied and set fire to the Life Choices Free Pregnancy Services;
Whereas, on June 26, 2022, in Winter Haven, Florida, anti-life activists destroyed security cameras and spray-painted the LifeChoice Pregnancy Center with threatening messages, including “Your time is up”, “We’re coming for U”, and “Jane’s revenge”;
Whereas, on July 2, 2022, in Hialeah, Florida, individuals vandalized the Pregnancy Medical Clinics with spray-paint, writing “If abortions aren’t safe neither are you” on the walls;
Whereas, on July 7, 2022, activists vandalized 2 pro-life pregnancy centers in Worcester, Massachusetts, hours after the State’s Attorney General issued a consumer advisory warning residents about such centers;
Whereas, between July 8 and 9, 2022, in Bethesda, Maryland, individuals either vandalized or set fire to 3 churches, causing physical damage to the churches and their properties, where 1 church faces approximately $50,000 in damages because of the vandalism;
Whereas, on July 11, 2022, activists vandalized the pro-life Women’s New Life Clinic in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, by spray-painting anti-life messages and “Jane’s Revenge” on its exterior walls;
Whereas, on August 1, 2022, in St. Paul, Minnesota, vandals broke doors and graffitied a pregnancy center, leaving messages such as “if abortions aren’t safe, neither are you”;
Whereas, on August 1, 2022, a Douglas County Church in Kansas City was vandalized with messages such as “protect choice”;
Whereas, on August 1, 2022, in Lawrence, Kansas, two churches were vandalized with spray painted messages such as “vote no”, “protect choice”, and “no forced birth” on their properties;
Whereas, on August 9, 2022, in Pocatello, Idaho, the Compassion and Hope Pregnancy Center was vandalized with messages including, “forced birth center”, “God is a woman”, and “beware”;
Whereas, on August 15, 2022, in Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio, a woman was accused of assault after throwing eggs and a dead raccoon at the Northeast Ohio Women’s Center;
Whereas, on August 18, 2022, anti-life extremists vandalized a pregnancy center in western Massachusetts with messages including “Jane’s Revenge” and “if abortion isn’t safe neither are you”;
Whereas, on September 16, 2022, in Southfield, Michigan, vandals broke a window and left graffitied messages including, “Jane was here” and “if abortions aren’t safe, neither are you” on a pregnancy counseling center;
Whereas, on October 8, 2022, security camera footage showed anti-life activists spray-painting the sidewalk of the Church of the Resurrection in Lansing, Michigan, with “abort the court” and “death to Christian nationalism”;
Whereas the Biden Administration has failed to take action to respond to the radical attacks on pro-life facilities, groups, and churches, or to protect the rights of these organizations; and
Whereas these attacks on pro-life facilities, groups, and churches have included vandalism, arson, incendiary graffiti, and other damage: Now, therefore, be it
Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate concurring),
(1) condemns recent attacks of vandalism, violence, and destruction against pro-life facilities, groups, and churches;
(2) recognizes the sanctity of life and the important role pro-life facilities, groups, and churches play in supporting pregnant women, infants, and families; and
(3) calls upon the Biden Administration to use all appropriate law enforcement authorities to uphold public safety and to protect the rights of pro-life facilities, groups, and churches.