According to the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel and a photo posted on Twitter by a reporter with a local NBC affiliate, black graffiti left at the site of the fire read, “If abortions aren’t safe then you aren’t either.”
, black graffiti left at the site of the fire read, “If abortions aren’t safe then you aren’t either.”and upend decades of abortion-rights law in America leaked—and set off nationwide outrage. Wisconsin is among the states with a pre-SentinelWisconsin Family Action was founded in 2006 with the mission of advancing “Judeo-Christian principles and values in Wisconsin by strengthening, preserving, and promoting marriage, family, life, and liberty,” according to its website.
, learned of the fire while getting ready for a Mother’s Day brunch with another member of the group, she told the“What you’re going to see here is a direct threat against us,” Appling told the paper. “Imagine if somebody had been in the office when this happened. They would have been hurt.” Local police indicated the feds were being looped into the probe, and Democratic Gov. Tony Evers was quick to condemn the incident, even as it remained far from clear who was behind it.
There is a long legacy of violent attacks against abortion providers and health centers that provide abortion services in the United States. The incident in Madison did not fit that pattern.
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