On Tuesday, October 7th, I was on campus at Salisbury University with my coworker, Savannah O’Brien, hosting Students for Life of America’s (SFLA) “All Human Life is Valuable” Fall Tour. We set up at 10 a.m. and began engaging students in meaningful conversations. The morning went smoothly. Members of the Planned Parenthood club stopped by, and we had an honest yet civil dialogue about abortion and the troubling history of Planned Parenthood. 

This respectful tone continued until around 12:30 p.m., when a male and female student approached our table. The young woman immediately began yelling in Savannah’s face, sharing her experience with sexual assault. Savannah responded with compassion, attempting to deescalate the situation and address the student’s concerns. However, the pair responded with crude jokes about vasectomies and continued shouting. 

The young man then briefly walked away and returned holding a coat hanger and a basketball under his shirt, mimicking a pregnant belly. He declared, “I’m waiting for her [Savannah] to take out her phone and record me giving myself an abortion.”  

🚨BREAKING: Pro-abortion man pretends to give himself an abortion at our pro-life event, saying, “take that baby!”

Bold move for someone without a uterus. Gross. pic.twitter.com/wX5LfLMkIH

— Students for Life of America | Pro-Life Gen (@StudentsforLife) October 7, 2025

He then turned on vulgar music, climbed onto a picnic table behind our display, and pretended to perform an abortion on himself using the coat hanger, thrusting his hips and yelling, “Take that baby.” Laughing, he climbed down and rejoined his friend, who continued to yell. They called Savannah “disgusting,” flipped us off, and hurled insults as they walked away. Before leaving, they threw the coat hanger at us, saying, “Keep it.” We threw it away. 

Sadly, incidents like this are not uncommon during campus outreach. Radically pro-abortion individuals often feel emboldened to mock the death of innocent children and harass pro-life students and SFLA staff. What’s most upsetting is how these disruptions interfere with genuine conversations. I was in the middle of a thoughtful discussion with another student when this spectacle began, and my attention was pulled away by the young man’s theatrics. 

Savannah later noted that the young woman was clearly hurting from past trauma, and the young man used the moment to draw attention to himself, rather than support his friend. “He acted foolishly and mocked abortion,” Savannah said, “instead of addressing her brokenness with compassion.” His behavior was selfish, vulgar, and deeply inappropriate. 

I don’t know what he hoped to accomplish, but what he did was highlight the stark contrast between pro-life and pro-abortion individuals. While we listen, dialogue, and show compassion, even to those who disagree with us, they mock and insult. Savannah insightfully observed, “They know they cannot defend abortion on its merits, so they resort to foolish displays and fits of rage.” 

Though the pro-abortion movement claims to care about women, this young man’s actions showed otherwise. He had no problem hurling insults at Savannah and me, simply because we dared to disagree. He refused to engage with our message. The irony is that our display was about the value of all human life, including his. We believe he is valuable and deserving of human rights, regardless of how he chooses to act. Despite his behavior, we affirm his inherent dignity as a member of the human race. I feel sorry for him. 

Ultimately, incidents like this only strengthen my resolve to speak the truth about abortion on college campuses. Students are in desperate need of moral clarity. As the radical pro-abortion agenda continues to reveal itself through vulgarity and aggression, the Pro-Life Generation (PLG) will be there to offer another way. A way of compassion, truth, and Life. 

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