Abortion activists in Mexico City tried to burn down a Catholic cathedral and a government building Saturday during a protest demanding legalized abortion across the country.
The Catholic News Service reports Catholics stood in front of the doors of the Mexico City Metropolitan Cathedral to block abortion activists from entering and doing even more damage. Firefighters quickly extinguished the blaze, and police blocked the pro-abortion protesters from doing more damage at the cathedral, according to the report.
Archbishop Carlos Aguiar Retes of Mexico City called for peace after the violent events.
“I greet and recognize all the people who united today to pray, and to care for the churches in the center of Mexico City, as well as to assert the right to manifestation in freedom and in peace,” he wrote on Twitter (translated from Spanish). “The Church strongly rejects any form of violent confrontation. Let us defend dialogue, tolerance and love for one’s neighbor as tools to build the country for all.”
The cathedral was not abortion activists’ only target. Capital 21 news in Mexico City also reported about a fire at the city Chamber of Commerce and vandalism across the city.
“Some of the participants of the pro-abortion march set fire to the #cathedral of the #CDMX,” the news outlet wrote on Twitter (translated from Spanish).
Algunas de las participantes de la #Marcha pro #aborto prenden fuego en la #catedral de la #CDMX. ¿Qué opinas?
Video cortesía de Fabiola Gómez#Capital21Tv pic.twitter.com/glkNiMYJ2F— Capital 21 (@Capital_21) September 28, 2019
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According to the local news, about 1,200 abortion activists participated in the march. At one point, they attempted to set fire to the city Chamber of Commerce building; they also vandalized a number of monuments and buildings in the city, the report states.
Durante la #marcha a favor del #aborto, en la cual participaron alrededor de mil 200 personas, rayaron diversos monumentos y edificios, asimismo prendieron fuego a la Cámara de Comercio de la #CDMX. ¿Qué opinas de estas acciones?#Capital21Tv pic.twitter.com/FttXmvZCn0
— Capital 21 (@Capital_21) September 28, 2019
#ÚltimaHora Durante la marcha denominada “28S Por el Derecho a Decidir”, encapuchadas prenden fuego a la Cámara de Comercio de la Ciudad de México. ¿Qué opinas?#Capital21Tv #CDMX #Marcha pic.twitter.com/avogfHZwuL
— Capital 21 (@Capital_21) September 28, 2019
Abortion laws vary by state in Mexico. Abortions are legal up to 12 weeks in Mexico City, and, last week, the state of Oaxaca voted to allow the same thing. Other states prohibit or widely restrict the killing of unborn babies in abortions, but federal lawmakers are considering a bill to legalize abortions for any reason up to 12 weeks of pregnancy throughout the country.
Violence against pro-life advocates and entities appears to be increasing across the world. Swiss pro-life advocates were met with violence during their peaceful March for Life earlier this month, as were pro-life advocates and politicians in the Australian state of New South Wales as its legislature debated a radical pro-abortion bill.
LifeNews.com has documented an alarming uptick in reports of vandalism, harassment, threats and other incidents targeting pro-lifers.
Here is the complete list:
- Minnesota – Abortion Activist Allegedly Set Off Bomb Scare at 40 Days for Life Event in Rochester
- Tennessee – Videos: Abortion Activists Kick, Shove Pro-Lifers; Mock Childless Woman
- Switzerland – Police: Abortion Activists Attack Officers, Throw Burning Objects during March for Life (Swiss Broadcasting Corporation)
- El Salvador – Abortion Activists Throw Eggs, Red Paint on Attorney General’s Office (NBC News)
- Pro-Life Across America: More Than A Dozen Pro-Life Billboards Vandalized This Year – And It’s Only August
- Chicago – Pro-life Billboard Vandalized with Pro-Abortion Slogan Painted over Baby’s Face (Pro-life Action League)
- Washington, D.C. – Top Google Employee Allegedly Punches Pro-Lifer Repeatedly outside Planned Parenthood
- Texas – Pregnancy Center Vandalized for Second Time This Year (Christian Post)
- Australia – Police Charge Cyclist for Allegedly Spitting Directly in Pro-Life Protester’s Face
- Australia – Pro-Life MPs Receive Death Threats After Voting Against Radical Pro-Abortion Bill
- England – Christian Family’s Window Smashed after Displaying Pro-Life Poster (UK Metro)
- Illinois – Chicago Pregnancy Center’s Mobile Van Vandalized, Tires Slashed
- Washington, D.C. – Man who Mocked, Threatened to Shoot Pro-Lifers at D.C. Planned Parenthood Goes Free (Live Action News)
- England – Scottish MP Receives Threats after Voting Against Pro-Abortion Bill (News Letter)
- North Carolina – Pregnancy Center Van Vandalized with Pro-Abortion Graffiti
- Wisconsin – Woman Arrested for Allegedly Vandalizing Pro-Life Display, Pushing Pro-Life Advocate (Created Equal)
- Texas – Anarchist Group Threatens to Dox Students who Join Conservative Pro-Life Groups (College Fix)
- Canada – Canadian Movie Theater Cancels “Unplanned” After Abortion Activists Threaten Violence, Catholic Herald Reports 2 Death Threats
- Canada – “Unplanned” Movie Premiers in Theaters Across Canada Despite Censorship and Pro-Abortion Threats
- North Carolina – Abortion Activists Arrested at City Council Meeting about Ordinance Restricting Free Speech (Charlotte Observer)
- Washington state – Video: Person Caught Stealing Crosses from Pro-Life Display (Students for Life)
- Ireland – Pro-Life Student Receives Death Threat after Writing Column Defending the Unborn (The Irish Catholic)
- Alabama – Pro-Life Sidewalk Counselors: Driver Tried to Hit Us outside Abortion Clinic (Live Action)
- Massachusetts – Abortion Activists Arrested after Allegedly Throwing Urine on Pro-Life Speaker
- Illinois – Pro-Life College Student Receives Death Threats for Proposing Cuts to Abortion Funding (Fox News)
- Missouri – Abortion Activists Arrested at Protest Demanding Pro-Life Governor Keep Dangerous Abortion Clinic Open (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)
- Florida – Video: Student Wrecks Pro-Life Display at University of Central Florida (Created Equal)
- Alabama – Abortion Advocates Allegedly Threatened to Rape Pro-Life Legislator’s Wife After He Voted for Abortion Ban
- Mississippi – Pro-Life Advocate Hit with Cane, Pushed at Pro-Abortion Rally
- Ohio – Abortion Activists Spit on Pro-Life Woman, Threaten Rape (Created Equal)
- Ohio – Abortion Activist: Pro-Life Advocates “Deserve To Be Shot” (Created Equal)
- Washington, D.C. – Student: Abortion Activists Pushed, Threatened Him at National Protest (Breitbart)
- New Jersey – Student Pro-Life Display Vandalized, Signs Stolen (The Signal, College of New Jersey)
- Pennsylvania – Catholic Church Vandalized with Pro-Abortion Slogan
- Abortion Activists Threaten to Kill, Rape Wife and Daughter of Pro-Life Writer Matt Walsh
- Michigan – Pro-Life Office Vandalized after Lawmakers Pass Bill to Protect Unborn Babies
- North Carolina – Student Arrested for Stealing Sign from Pro-Life Advocates on Campus
- Alabama — Abortion Activist Caught on Camera Assaulting Pro-Life Woman, Punching Her Repeatedly
- California – Video: Student Destroys Pro-Life Display on Campus (Students for Life)
- Washington state – Police Investigating Arson after Pro-Life Display Set on Fire on Campus
- North Carolina – Video: Student Charged for Allegedly Punching Pro-Lifer Repeatedly in the Face
- Pennsylvania – State Lawmaker Berates Pro-Life Woman, Attempts to Doxx Pro-Life Teenage Girls
- California – FBI Arrests Man for Allegedly “Serious” Death Threats against Pro-Life Speaker Ben Shapiro, Family (TMZ)
- Alabama – Abortion Activist Throws Paint inside Alabama House as Lawmakers Vote to Ban Abortion
- Texas – University of Texas Austin Student Pro-Life Materials Stolen, Thrown in the Gutter (Students for Life)
- More Than 50 Pro-Life Student Displays Vandalized This School Year (Students for Life)
- Texas – Abortion Activists Tried to Shut Down Pro-Life Speaker With Smokebomb. They Failed
- Washington state – Conservative Student: Man Vandalized Display, Tried to Hit Her With Car Twice (The College Fix)
- Kentucky – Elderly Pro-Life Woman Attacked Outside Abortion Facility, Thighbone Broken
- Illinois – Pro-Life Students’ Display Stolen at Southern Illinois University- Edwardsville (Students for Life)
- Texas – Police Investigate Threats Against Pro-Life Republican Lawmakers (Dallas News)
- Missouri – Pro-life Speaker Michael Knowles Attacked during Speech at University of Missouri-Kansas City (Campus Reform)
- California – Pro-Abortion Students Allegedly Throw Pro-Life Display Into River, Protest Pro-Life Speech With Coat Hangers
- California – Video: Planned Parenthood Supporter Brutally Assaults Elderly Pro-Life Volunteer
- Massachusetts – Massachusetts Citizens for Life Receives Suspicious Package, Building Shut Down
- Michigan – Video: Abortion Activists Steal Crosses from Pro-Life Display at University of Michigan
- Massachusetts – Pro-lifer Punched in Face Outside Abortion Facility
- Connecticut – Pro-Life Students’ Display Vandalized at University of Connecticut
- Missouri – Items Stolen, Vandalized from Church Pro-Life Display (WDAF Kansas City)
- Minnesota – Campus Republican Club Catches Students on Video Tearing Down Pro-Life Fliers (College Fix)
- Australia – Video: Pro-Abortion Students Vandalize Pro-Life Campus Display (LifeChoice Australia)
- England – Police Investigate Violent Attacks on Pro-Life People at Prayer Vigils
- Ohio – Abortion Activists Allegedly Harass Pro-Life Rape Survivor, Police Called (Students for Life)
- Washington state – 3 Pro-Life Billboards Vandalized: “Your Life Drains Earth” (The Blaze)
- California – Abortion Activists Destroy, Steal UCLA Pro-Life Club Signs (Live Action)
- Virginia – Pregnancy Center Vandalized in Politically Motivated Attack
- Washington, D.C. – Abortion Activists Smash Pro-Life Sign, Hit Boy and His Dad With a Stick
- France – Abortion Activists Spraypaint “Blessed Abortion” on Catholic Church (National Catholic Register)
- Texas – Pro-Life Advocate Brutally Assaulted for Telling Man “Jesus Loves You”