On Wednesday, a group of mothers representing Stanton Healthcare, a pro-life crisis pregnancy clinic that claims to offer “life-affirming solutions and resources to women experiencing an unexpected pregnancy,” visited the office of Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.). Warren, you may recall, has called such pro-life pregnancy clinics “fake clinics” and has lamented that such clinics often outnumber abortion clinics in some areas.
After the Supreme Court’s Dobbs decision was first leaked (before it overturned Roe v. Wade), Warren went to war against pro-life Crisis Pregnancy Centers (CPCs), which she claimed “mislead women about reproductive health care.”
In August of last year, Warren brought forth the Stop Anti-Abortion Disinformation Act, which she hoped would protect “patients from the deceptive practices of some so-called ‘crisis pregnancy centers,’ or CPCs.”
“The evidence of abuse is overwhelming. It’s time to crack down on deceptive and misleading practices many crisis pregnancy centers employ — because the last thing that a woman seeking reproductive care should have to worry about is whether she’s being tricked, lied to, or deceived about the medical care that she seeks,” the Massachusetts senator said at the time.
“We need to shut them down,” Warren told reporters in July.
The mothers, many of whom brought their children with them, obviously disagreed with Warren. They were in Washington, D.C., in connection with this year’s March for Life, which is scheduled for Friday, as well as to promote their #NotFakeToMe Campaign, which looks to counter Warren’s claim that crisis pregnancy centers are nothing more than “fake clinics.” NotFakeToMe is an initiative of the Stanton Public Policy Center/Purple Sash Revolution, which calls for an end to all abortions.
The mothers had also hoped to speak with Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.), another left-wing politician who has been critical of pro-life crisis pregnancy centers, but her office was closed to the public when they arrived.
“It is important for Congresswoman Ocasio-Cortez to hear the personal stories of our mothers and children, so she can fully understand our commitment to women and the incredible services and care we provide,” said Brandi Swindell, CEO and Founder of Stanton Public Policy Center/Purple Sash Revolution.
Also on their agenda, Swindell noted the alarming violence that some CPCs have experienced from pro-abortion zealots.
“Since Roe v. Wade was overturned, pro-life centers have been subjected to violent physical attacks and threatening messages. Some members of Congress have condemned pregnancy medical clinics and resource centers, referred to them as ‘fake clinics’ and have called for their regulation or closure,” said Swindell.
Indeed, in the wake of last June’s overturning of Roe v. Wade, Warren was among the most vociferous pro-abortion voices and called for a crackdown on crisis pregnancy centers that wouldn’t counsel patients on how to attain an abortion.
In the days after Roe v. Wade was overturned, many CPCs were victims of violent attacks from pro-abortion zealots — particularly a group known as Jane’s Revenge. Indeed, since the Dobbs decision was leaked on May 2, hundreds of pro-life CPCs and even churches were targeted by pro-abortion zealots with firebombs, broken windows, and graffiti.
In Madison, Wisconsin, Wisconsin Family Action — a pro-life organization — was targeted with Molotov cocktails and set on fire. Graffiti written on the damaged building declared, “If abortions aren’t safe then you aren’t either.”
Pro-abortion zealots such as Warren claim to be protecting the rights of all women but, in truth, they’re only interested in protecting abortion.
Or, as the Family Research Center put it, “Because PRCs (Pregnancy Resource Centers) don’t kill unborn babies, they should no longer provide community medical care, parenting classes, help w/ financial programs, serve trafficking victims, housing, counseling, etc.”
As of this writing, neither Warren nor Ocasio-Cortez has commented publicly on the mothers’ visit to Washington.
