In a stunning show of intellectual blindness, the Huffington Post warns about a ‘New Chapter of Violence,’ where no one, anywhere would be injured or killed, while inside the doors of abortion clinics, every day children are murdered. Below is an honest rewriting of their warning to abortion workers and clinics.
Original Article: https://www.huffpost.com/entry/abortion-clinics-brace-for-a-new-chapter-of-violence-as-extremist-group-plan-hhs-protest_n_697107a2e4b0c29acebe0406
By Alanna Vagianos
Jan 21, 2026, 01:28 PM EST
Abortion Clinics Brace For ‘New Chapter Of Violence’ As Extremist Group Plans HHS Protest
Advocates described what comes next as the “perfect storm” of anti-abortion unrest.
BREAKING: National Abortion Network Issues URGENT SECURITY ALERT Over Terrifying Threat of People Peacefully Assembling
HHS Building Braces for Impact as Extremists Plan to… Ask the Government for Things
In a stunning display of vigilance that would make Cold War intelligence analysts weep with envy, the National Abortion Federation has issued a regional security alert to clinics across the D.C. area. The threat? Rescue Resurrection plans to protest outside the Health and Human Services building on Thursday and possibly engage in civil disobedience—which, as we all know, is basically one step away from thermonuclear war.
“This is the beginning of a new chapter of violence,” declared NAF CEO Brittany Fonteno, apparently referring to the terrifying prospect of people showing up to express their political views in front of a government building. The organization is monitoring the situation with the intensity usually reserved for active shooter scenarios, despite the fact that the protest’s most dangerous element appears to be… getting arrested, which is literally the entire point of civil disobedience.
The “Perfect Storm” Nobody Asked For
A “perfect storm” of extremism has emerged, we’re told—consisting of:
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Peaceful protesters who have announced in advance that they’ll be there
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An invitation to get arrested, which is a pretty transparent signal that organizers plan to follow the legal system’s rules while breaking specific laws they disagree with
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The audacity to want to talk to the Trump administration about abortion policy
This is somehow scarier than the 538% increase in clinic obstruction, the 913% increase in stalking, and the 133% increase in bomb threats, because… well, the article doesn’t quite explain why threatening is worse than actually doing the thing.
The Bombshell That Isn’t
Let’s examine this “perfect storm” with actual facts:
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Bomb threats: Up 133% from approximately 3 to 7 threats. Seven. In a nation of 330 million people.
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Actual bombs detonated in recent years: Zero (the last fatal bombing was in 1998)
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Murders of abortion providers in the last 11 years: Zero (the last was in 2015)
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Deaths resulting from pro-life protests in 2025: Zero
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Deaths resulting from the Memphis blockade: Zero (though it was at a clinic in a state where abortion is already completely banned, which raises some questions about the actual risk assessment)
But sure, let’s install bulletproof windows and cancel patient care on the Roe anniversary because someone threatened something that hasn’t actually happened since George W. Bush was president.
The FACE Act Betrayal (By Enforcement Logic)
The article claims Trump’s limitation of FACE Act enforcement is creating an “emergency.” Let’s parse this:
The FACE Act, passed in 1994, makes it a federal crime to blockade clinics or threaten providers. It’s described in the article as “an important deterrent” to violence—but here’s the catch: it’s hard to get convictions under it, which the article itself admits.
So what we’re really saying is: “The federal law that doesn’t work that well isn’t being enforced as aggressively, therefore we’re in crisis.”
That’s… not actually an emergency. That’s a normal political disagreement about enforcement priorities.
The Civil Disobedience That Broke the Internet
The Memphis incident is offered as proof of the danger: 17 pro-life activists were arrested after a three-day blockade of a Planned Parenthood in Tennessee.
A state where abortion is completely banned.
At a clinic that doesn’t perform abortions.
They were arrested. For breaking the law. As they announced they would be. The system worked exactly as designed—people broke a law they disagreed with, faced legal consequences, and were removed.
This is civil disobedience 101, the same tactic used by the Civil Rights Movement, Vietnam War protesters, and climate activists. It’s not an “emergency.” It’s literally how Americans engage with laws they oppose.
The Disappeared Clinic Violence
Operation Rescue, we’re told, “coordinated some of the most violent anti-abortion attacks in the 1980s and ’90s”—and now Rescue Resurrection is reviving the group. This is presented as terrifying.
But here’s what’s missing: actual violence. In 2025. Or 2024. Or 2023. Or 2022. Or 2021. Or 2020. Or 2019. Or 2018. Or 2017. Or 2016.
The article reaches back 35+ years to find its scariest example, then warns readers that this old threat is… back? Despite zero murders in over a decade?
The FBI Who Won’t Call Back
Dr. Diane Horvath at Partners In Abortion Care notes that the FBI won’t return her calls anymore. This is presented as evidence of federal abandonment and the imminent apocalypse.
An alternative interpretation: The FBI, which still investigates actual crimes, might be slightly busier with cases that involve, you know, crimes that actually happened. A clinic hasn’t been bombed by a pro-life activist since 1998. An abortion provider hasn’t been murdered since 2015. But sure, the lack of FBI callbacks is definitely the emergency indicator.
The Bottom Line
The National Abortion Federation is issuing security alerts, hosting community calls, recommending bulletproof windows, and suggesting clinics turn away patients because:
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People plan to peacefully protest and get arrested (as announced in advance)
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Threats are up (but actual incidents aren’t)
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The federal government is no longer aggressively enforcing a law that was “hard to get convictions under anyway”
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The last time someone was actually killed was 11 years ago
This is not a security assessment. This is political theater dressed up in security language. And it deserves to be called what it is: an attempt to create an emergency where none exists, in order to delegitimize peaceful protest and civil disobedience on abortion policy.
If we actually believe abortion is a moral catastrophe—if we truly believe it’s ending human lives at scale—then asking for the government to restrict it, showing up to say so, and being willing to face arrest for that belief is not extremism.
It’s conviction.
The real question the abortion industry should ask itself is: Why are we treating peaceful assembly and civil disobedience as a security threat?
The answer might be uncomfortable.