Report confirms that religious, pro-life Americans are under attack

The social environment for committing criminal attacks on pro-life congregations and organizations is “permissive.” It is likely that perpetrators have sufficient numbers, commitment, and capability to continue these attacks; law enforcement’s posture in preventing or investigating attacks is often passive, especially at the federal level…

Pro-life congregations and organizations will be at elevated risk of ongoing targeted violence for the remainder of 2022 and into 2023.

There is an ideological overlap between some of the groups that engaged in large-scale violence in cities following the murder of George Floyd, and those who have attacked or would likely attack pro-life targets, particularly actors whose ideologies are Marxist or anarchist, and that envision the elimination of religion and the family…

Cyber-attacks on pro-life entities, including states with laws protecting the unborn, are also likely.