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Statement on NYPD Arrests at the August 14 Pro-Abortion Protest in Brooklyn

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On August 14 in Cobble Hill, the NYPD sent its militarized Strategic Response Group to crack down on a protest opposing harassment at the nearby Planned Parenthood. Last Saturday, NYC for Abortion Rights counterprotested the Archdiocese of New York’s “Witness for Life” at St. Paul and St. Agnes. The Strategic Response Group arrested two of … Read more

About Fidelis Moscinski & Witness for Life

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For years, Fidelis Moscinski has led the Archdiocese of New York’s controversial Witness for Life program, which has recently expanded to Brooklyn, hosted by Saint Paul’s Church in Cobble Hill. On the second Saturday of every month Fidelis leads anti-abortion churchgoers to stand in front of Planned Parenthood to intimidate patients by praying, holding offensive … Read more

Abortion Under Siege: A Statement On The Capitol Attack

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When MAGA fash invaded the Capitol last week, abortion clinic workers were able to put names to faces as fast as anyone. This is because abortion clinics have been besieged by these people since Trump’s election. While anti-abortion protesters have been militant and violent for decades, Trump marked the beginning of a significant surge. They’re … Read more

Anti-abortion politics are far right politics

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For over forty years, abortion clinics in the U.S. have served as a theater for right-wing spectacle, featuring pickets, religious processions, arson, and even murder. Megan Lessard describes the history of the anti-abortion movement in the U.S. and explains that it is an important part of the growing threat posed by the far right. Read on … Read more