DOJ to Prosecute Attacks on Pro-Life Pregnancy Centers
In a high-impact interview aired on One America News Network (OANN), senior correspondent Chanel Rion sat down with Jim Harden, CEO of CompassCare, to discuss a pivotal shift in the Department of Justice’s posture toward escalating violence against pro-life pregnancy centers across the U.S.
The discussion centered on reports that the new Assistant Attorney General is preparing to take formal action against Antifa-affiliated groups believed to be behind a coordinated wave of attacks on pro-life facilities—an issue that has seen minimal enforcement under previous DOJ leadership. For Harden, who has firsthand experience after CompassCare’s Buffalo facility was firebombed in 2022, the DOJ’s pivot is long overdue.
Rion opened the interview by asking Harden about the significance of the DOJ’s shift. “This is a moment of reckoning,” Harden responded. “For over two years, peaceful pro-life pregnancy centers have been subject to over 300 attacks—including arson, vandalism, and cyber sabotage—with virtually zero federal prosecutions. Finally, it appears that justice may be catching up.”
Harden pointed to mounting evidence that Antifa-linked organizations have played a central role in the violence. “These aren’t random acts of vandalism,” he stated. “They’re ideologically driven assaults aimed at silencing the life-affirming message of pregnancy centers and intimidating women who seek alternatives to abortion.”
Rion asked whether the Assistant AG’s announcement might have a chilling effect on such extremist violence. Harden was cautiously optimistic. “It depends,” he said. “Will these be empty gestures for political optics? Or will there be meaningful indictments and convictions? Time will tell. But the very fact that Antifa is being named is a seismic change.”
Chanel then pivoted to the broader implications for the pro-life movement. “The Biden DOJ had long been accused of selective enforcement, particularly under the FACE Act,” she noted. “Pro-life activists were targeted with FBI raids while those firebombing pregnancy centers walked free.” Harden nodded in agreement, adding that CompassCare has been advocating tirelessly for equal protection under the law.
“Violence against anyone—pro-life or pro-abortion—should be condemned equally,” Harden emphasized. “The FACE Act is meant to protect all reproductive health facilities, not just abortion clinics. That’s the law.”
Rion asked about collaboration with law enforcement. Harden revealed that CompassCare has worked with local and federal officials but often hit bureaucratic roadblocks. “We submitted surveillance footage, identified suspects, and followed all proper channels—but saw zero follow-through until now. It’s demoralizing when your government won’t protect you.”
The conversation turned emotional when Harden recalled the aftermath of the Buffalo attack. “Our staff and patients were traumatized. A facility serving vulnerable women was reduced to rubble. And we received no acknowledgment from the White House, no condemnation from the DOJ—until today.”
In closing, Rion asked what Harden hoped to see next. “Accountability,” he said firmly. “We need prosecutions. We need congressional oversight. We need the American people to understand that CompassCare and similar centers are about compassion, not controversy.”
Jim Harden concluded with a message of hope: “Despite everything, we continue to serve women every day. That’s what we do. We won’t be intimidated.”
