Raw Story: How the anti-abortion movement fed the Capitol insurrection - March 12, 2021

“Cleveland, who was present at the Capitol on Jan. 6, is part of an emerging segment of the anti-abortion A movement that emerged in the aftermath of Roe v. Wade, a decision which prevented states from outlawing abortion under most circumstances. Learn more movement that Prism has reported on in partnership with the social justice think tank Political Research Associates. Known as ‘abortion abolitionists,’ anti-abortion activists like Cleveland assert that the pro-life movement is too secular A neutral term used to describe someone or something, such as in law, as non-religious in character. Learn more , abortion constitutes homicide, and that abortion providers and people seeking abortion care should be subject to the death penalty. This ideology is largely informed by longtime leaders in the violent wing of the anti-abortion movement.”

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