At least 37 people were injured Tuesday during a violent pro-abortion protest in Mexico City, Mexico, an annual event known for mass vandalism and violence.
Every year on International Safe Abortion Day, abortion activists protest across Central and South America, demanding that their governments legalize the killing of unborn babies in abortions. The protests are infamous for vandalism and violence targeting public buildings, churches and police.
CNN reports at least 37 people were injured in the Mexico City protest alone. A video on its website shows abortion activists lighting a structure on fire, vandalizing a wall with spraypaint and appearing to throw smoke bombs and Molotov cocktails.
Most of the people who sustained injuries were female police officers, including four who had to be hospitalized, Mexico City Public Safety officials told UNI.
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“Upon the end of the marches, 37 people [were] injured including 27 police officers, one colleague from the interior ministry and nine civilians (5 men and 4 women). Four police officers needed hospitalization,” city Public Safety Deputy Minister Marcela Figueroa wrote on Twitter.
Ahead of the protest, police and local business owners boarded up windows and doors with metal shields, and fenced in monuments, historical buildings and the National Palace in preparation for violence, according to the report.
AFP reports pro-abortion protests also took place in El Salvador, Chile, Peru and Colombia.
Most countries in Central and South America protect unborn babies from abortion, but they are facing intense international pressure to legalize abortion on demand. In Chile, the lower house of Congress passed a bill Tuesday to legalize abortions up to 14 weeks; however, the bill is expected to fail in the upper house, according to AFP.
Camila Vallejo, a Communist lawmaker and author of the bill, wrote, “Down with the patriarchy, which will fall, will fall!” on Twitter to call for support of her bill. “Up with feminism, which will win, will win!”
Violence is common at pro-abortion protests in Central and South America.
During the 2020 protest in Mexico City, abortion activists threw Molotov cocktails at police, smashed windows and doors with hammers and threw paint, bottles and flares at police. APTV reported at the time how some grabbed riot shields from police and tried to advance to an area where pro-life advocates were holding a peaceful counter-protest.
That same year, several Catholic churches in Veracruz were vandalized with pro-abortion and anarchist symbols, Catholic News Agency reported at the time. Five other churches other parts of the country also were vandalized with pro-abortion phrases, including “abortion will be legal,” “keep your rosaries off our ovaries” and “get angry sister.”
In March 2020, a video showed pro-abortion feminists trying to break into a church where families with young children were worshiping during an International Women’s Day protest.
Violence by pro-abortion activists has become increasingly common across the world. LifeNews.com recorded nearly 200 reports of assault, vandalism, harassment and other incidents in the past two years. Our news outlet began tracking these reports after pro-life organizations expressed alarm about an uptick in violence in recent years.
Reports this year include:
Texas – Abortion Activist Threatens to Kill Pro-Life Lawmakers who Voted for Texas Abortion Ban
Texas – Pro-Life Leader Gets Death Threat after Planned Parenthood Doxxing
Texas – Texas Right to Life Evacuated due to Bomb Threat, Terrorist Threat
California – Eggs Thrown at Pro-Life Candidate Larry Elder, Staffer Hit in Face (Fox News)
Oregon – Antifa Activist Charged After Assaulting Female Officer Protecting Pro-Life People
Colorado – Vandals Deface Boulder County Catholic Church with Pro-Abortion Graffiti (Washington Times)
Texas – Abortion Activists Spam Pro-Life Group’s Website with Porn (Mic)
New York – Police Arrest Two Abortion Activists for Allegedly Blocking Pro-Life Prayer Rally (National Review)
Connecticut – Pro-Life Billboard in Barkhamsted Vandalized with “Get an Abortion” and Coat Hangers (ProLife Across America)
Poland – Pro-Life Billboard Showing Abortion Victims Gets Vandalized about Once a Week (The Calvert Journal)
Arizona – Students for Life: Planned Parenthood Volunteers Steal Pro-Life Students’ Bags (Students for Life blog)
Oregon – Antifa Tries to Disrupt Pro-Life Prayer Group with Violence outside Planned Parenthood (Citizen Stringer), Andy Ngo (video, video, video)
Oregon – Antifa Terrorists Attack Christians Who Were Praying in a Public Park
Texas – Pro-Life Billboard Removed After One Day Because of Death Threats From Abortion Activists (FaithWire)
Ohio – Campus Police Shut Down Mason City Council Meeting after Abortion Activists Heckle, Try to Silence Pro-Lifers (video)
Wyoming – Pro-Life Billboard Vandalized with “F— the Babies,” Devil Horns
Arkansas – Abortion Activists Desecrate Statue of Jesus, Hang “God Bless Abortions” Banner
Canada – Pro-Life Memorial Broken in Spate of Vandalism Targeting Catholic Churches (Catholic News Agency)
New York – Police Protect Peaceful Pro-Life Advocates after Pro-Abortion Protesters Block Prayer Walk, Abortion Activists Surround, Intimidate Priest Praying the Rosary (National Review)
Maine – Driver Crashes Her Car into Pro-Lifer’s Van After Yelling at Pro-Life Protesters, Flipping Them Off
Northern Ireland – Abortion Activist Assaults Pro-Life Christian Helping Women Outside Abortion Clinic
South Carolina – Antifa Radicals Vandalize Pro-Life Congresswoman Nancy Mace’s Home
Kentucky – Liberal Media Ignores Death Threat against Pro-Life U.S. Sen. Rand Paul
Indiana – Abortion Activist Almost Runs Over Pro-Life Congresswoman Praying Outside Abortion Center
Illinois – Authorities: Fire at Peoria Pro-Life Pregnancy Center Was Intentionally Set (NPR Illinois State University)
Colombia – Moms Slam Abortion Activists who Vandalized Pregnancy Center: My Child’s Life is a Blessing
Texas – Pro-Life Aggies’ Sign Ripped Down, Replaced with Signs Advertising Planned Parenthood (National Right to Life News)
Canada – Church Pro-Life Billboard Vandalized Twice near Vancouver (The B.C. Catholic)
Texas – Conservative Student Group’s Pro-Life Display Vandalized with Pro-Abortion Slogans (KVUE)
Mississippi – Abortion Activists Vandalize Christian Billboard to Promote Abortions
Colombia – Feminists Attack Church to Protest for Abortion, Spray-paint “Rapists” on Church Walls
Mexico – Violent Feminists in Mexico Terrorize Legislators, Threaten Them if They Don’t Vote to Legalize Abortions
Washington, D.C. – Man Threatens to Shoot Pro-Life Sidewalk Counselors (Students for Life)
Argentina – Female Judge Receives Multiple Death Threats after Blocking Pro-Abortion Law (Crux)
Poland – Abortion Activists Arrested during Protest against Ban on Aborting Unborn Babies with Disabilities (The Guardian)
Ohio – Abortion Activists Attack a Church, Disrupt Its Pro-Life Service to Mourn Babies Killed in Abortions
Missouri – Antifa Radicals Attack Pro-Life Senator Josh Hawley’s Home, Threaten His Wife, Newborn Baby
