Colombia: Feminists attack members of 40 Days for Life who were praying for the end of abortion

The volunteers of 40 Days for Life who were praying in front of an abortion center in Bogotá (Colombia) were attacked on Saturday, September 28, by dozens of feminists, several of whom were hooded.

The complaint was made in a joint statement signed by the national leader of 40 Days for Life ColombiaLuisa Fernanda Barriga; and by the director of the Coalition for Life Colombia FoundationRuby Gómez G.

The incident occurred in the town of Teusaquillo, near the abortion center of guide mein front of which pro-life activists have been praying peacefully for a few years and where the headquarters of the Coalition for Life Colombia Foundation.

That day, feminist groups, “supported by some abortion centers in the sector, developed an entire strategy aimed at harassing and attacking the Foundation’s facilities and the peaceful prayer vigil that takes place in front of our facilities,” they point out in the text.

In their statement, the pro-life leaders report that, with the activists, “we were subjected to physical attacks, rudeness, blasphemies, pushing; We were also attacked with spray paint, directed against the faces of our praying men and women, who, as is typical of the charisma of our movement, never respond with violence, but remain praying in peace and tranquility.”

The complaint has been supported with a video published on the Facebook account of 40 Days for Life Colombiain which abortionists are seen harassing pro-lifers, who had to retreat towards the wall.

“The feminists threw stones at the house where the Foundation operates, they scratched the walls and even on Sunday, two members of these organizations, not happy with the disaster created on Saturday, continued scratching and writing graffiti on the walls of our headquarters,” the story continues.

But they also point out that the authorities did not respond to their request for protection. “They were never present to protect us from these men and women who believe they have the right, not only to end the lives of innocent people in the womb, but also to attack and put at risk the lives of those of us who, peacefully, try to defend them.” “, they express.

Despite this, both leaders ratified the commitment of their organizations to continue defending life “from conception to natural death, peacefully and in prayer” and to continue supporting “women who face an unexpected pregnancy so that their “Decisions are made from the truth and from the love in their hearts.”

The statement also calls on the community in general to “not remain indifferent and also reject in an energetic and forceful manner these violent actions that have no justification and that clearly violate the rights to freedom and put the lives of innocent people at risk.” .