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A meeting of the Mid Cornwall branch of SPUC turned sour on Friday night as pro-abortion activists surreptitiously entered the meeting before aggressively and threateningly disrupting the proceedings.
Julie Vivienne, SPUC’s Development Officer for Wales and the Southwest of England, was in Cornwall to address the branch in Truro about the state of abortion law and the next steps to fight for the unborn in Britain. As Julie stood up to talk two men started shouting verbal abuse at her regarding her personal political affiliations and her views on human sexuality. They soon turned on the Vicar of the church, angered by public condolences he made after American pro-life activist Charlie Kirk was publicly assassinated.
Echoing Charlie Kirk’s murder, two men then voiced their desire to shoot Julie for her pro-life views.
An emergency call was made to 999, and a female police officer eventually arrived at the church. Nobody was evicted and she didn’t even step foot in the hall.
According to Julie’s statement there was “genuine fear and anxiety” created in the room, with the elderly members of the branch visibly shaken.
This is not the first time SPUC activists have faced pro-abortion violence this year. Members of the Bath branch received abuse during our annual pro-life chain, and SPUC TV’s Ben Weller was attacked in Brighton by a mob of youths while discussing abortion up-to-birth. Whilst Brighton has become infamous for progressivism, Bath and Truro are not places where such violence would ever or should ever be expected.
Very few of the Brighton mob filmed attacking pro-lifers were arrested. In a similar vein, a sluggish and unenthusiastic response from Devon and Cornwall Police allowed more of those who publicly commit or incite violence against SPUC’s team escape justice that would be applied swiftly and harshly were the roles reversed.
Commenting on the issue SPUC CEO John Deighan said:
“Julie Vivienne is a bold and fearless defender of life, and I am glad she is safe. We at SPUC take the safety of our staff, members, and activists very seriously and we will be taking steps to ensure their protection when out in public. Pro-abortion violence is becoming commonplace in Britain because those who glory in the taking of innocent life know that their position is irrational and untenable. They resort to violence because they cannot win the war of words. We will keep fighting.”
