In the wake of the tragic shootings at the Colorado Springs Planned Parenthood location last week, Mountain States Anti-Defamation League Regional Director Scott L. Levin wrote the following letter to the Editor of the Denver Post:

As we hold the Colorado Springs community in our thoughts and prayers, and commend the bravery and courage of law enforcement in bringing to an end the murderous rampage that occurred on Friday at the Planned Parenthood office in Colorado Springs, we must remember that terrorism in any form is unacceptable.  Women in this country have the constitutionally protected right to make their own choices about reproduction.  While some may disagree with that right, it is never a justification for violence.  A disproportionate number of lethal lone wolf killers in this country have been anti-abortion extremists.  Should it be confirmed that the perpetrator of Friday’s heinous acts was so agitated in his opposition to abortion that he felt compelled to murder, it should be condemned for the act of terrorism that it is.

The Anti-Defamation League has spoken out consistently about anti-abortion violence and extremism. Read more about Anti-Abortion Violence: America’s Forgotten Terrorism here.