CompassCare CEO Jim Harden explains why the bill comes at a crucial time, especially with attacks on the rise.
Following what seems like an endless number of attacks on pro-life pregnancy centers, New York Congresswoman Claudia Tenney is again taking steps forward to provide pro-life Christians with protection though federal legislation.
On March 23, 2023, Rep. Tenney introduced the Pregnancy Resource Center Defense Act to the 118thCongress. This comes following heinous attacks by the Maoist Antifa and Jane’s Revenge, including a firebombing and a recent defacing of a CompassCare location in Buffalo, New York.
Rep. Tenney said in a recent statement, “Kathy Hochul, Letitia James, and President Biden have all failed to condemn this attack and offer protection to CompassCare and the people it serves. Rev. Jim Harden and the entire team at CompassCare work tirelessly and compassionately to provide critical care and services to expecting mothers. Our federal, state, and local law enforcement must work together to protect CompassCare and bring the perpetrators of both attacks to justice.”
CompassCare CEO Jim Harden added, “The attacks on Christian pro-life groups represent a threat to the Constitutional rule of law. Because all people are made in the image of God, we are equally valuable and deserving of equal protection without qualification—including a mother and her preborn child. Rep. Tenney’s [Pregnancy Resource Center Defense Act] sends the message that peaceful Christian pro-life people, like all people, should be able to walk out their beliefs free from political vilification, censorship, threats, and violence.”
That said, Harden believes that pro-abortion politicians could very well be on the attack over the bill. “It is important to note that this bill is not about abortion. Yet, similar to previously passed H Con Res. 3, when pro-abortion politicians were provided an opportunity to denounce domestic terror aimed at pro-life people, they will again lie to the public, mischaracterizing this bill as somehow anti-abortion in order to protect pro-abortion domestic terror emanating from Maoist Antifa. The only goal of this bill is to stop the violence against pro-life people and property. A politician who stands against this bill stands against the rule of law.”
Tenney had introduced the bill in 2022 at the reopening of CompassCare’s firebombed medical office for the 117th Congress and Senator Josh Hawley introduced a sister bill in the Senate. It is expected that Rep Tenney’s bill will pass in the House.
Harden (or CompassCare Director of Community Relations Daniel Tomlinson) joins us now to discuss this further.
Q&A:
- After seeing so many attacks on pro-life pregnancy centers, what is your reaction to federal legislators who are supporting equal protection under the law?
- What do you believe the response will be for the bill? Do you expect the vote to be on party lines?
- If passed, do you see Jane’s Revenge and other Maoist Antifa groups showing even more hatred towards pregnancy centers?
- Tell us more about the two attacks that took place at the CompassCare location in Buffalo, including the firebombing back in June and the recent spray painting of its sign.
- Where do you see the battle of abortion going as the year goes on? Will things become even more hostile as decisions are made and acts are introduced?
- Tell us more about CompassCare and the services you provide for those needing assistance with their pregnancy.
- For those that are interested in supporting CompassCare and learning more about the services they provide, where can they go?
You can find more information at CompassCareCommunity.com.
Rev. Jim Harden, CompassCare CEO:
Rev. James R. Harden, M.Div. is the CEO of CompassCare Pregnancy Services and lives outside of Rochester, NY with his wife and ten children. Rev. Harden pioneered the first measurable and repeatable medical model in the pregnancy center movement, helping hundreds of centers nationwide become more effective at reaching more women and saving more babies from abortion. He has written extensively on medical ethics, executive leadership, and pro-life strategy. Recently CompassCare’s pro-life medical office in Buffalo, NY was firebombed.
Daniel Tomlinson, CompassCare Director of Community Relations:
Daniel Tomlinson is the Director of Community Relations at CompassCare, a Pregnancy Center based in Buffalo, New York. CompassCare’s pro-life medical office in Buffalo that was firebombed on June 7th and reopened a miraculous 52 days later. Having served at CompassCare for 12 years, Daniel is passionate about resourcing the mission of CompassCare and educating the community on the equal value of every person. He and his wife have four children and live outside of Rochester, NY.
CONTACT: Jerry McGlothlin 919-437-0001, or geraldmcg@outlook.com.
