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CV NEWS FEED // LiveAction journalist Savannah Craven Antao was assaulted April 3 during a man-on-the-street interview in New York when a pro-abortion participant realized that Antao holds pro-life views.
The video shows Antao stating, “I’m not the one who admitted that they would be okay with killing babies in foster care and killing children that have been abused.”
The other woman begins to answer her and then strikes her twice in the face.
Antao explained in a video uploaded to Instagram that after the initial blows, the woman came back to continue assaulting her, but Antao’s husband intervened. She said the altercation took place in Harlem, an area she is familiar with since it is near her own home. She also said that the interaction began on friendly terms, with the other woman complimenting her dress.
Antao was later hospitalized and had two stitches put in her eyebrow. She credits her husband with saving her life. She also asked pro-lifers to pray for the attacker, since no one knows what she is going through in her personal life.
Police have not yet identified the suspect.
Antao’s husband wrote in a statement published on LiveAction, “I Henry Antao and my wife, Savannah Craven Antao, were out on the street in Harlem doing some street interviews. My wife Savannah Craven Antao was assaulted by a pro-abortion woman we were interviewing on the street. The woman became aggressive and violent upon learning Savannah’s pro-life stance. I intervened to protect my wife, and we immediately called 911.”
He added, “The police arrived, and we provided them with the assailant’s photo and description. We hope justice will be served soon. We are pro life activists because ending abortion and protecting babies from the violence that Parenthood commits is the most important issue of our lifetime.”
LiveAction President Lila Rose commended Antao’s bravery.
“We are deeply grateful for the work Savannah has done to protect preborn children and help end abortion in our nation. Her bravery in the face of violence is heroic,” she wrote. “We are grateful she is safe and receiving support. No one should ever face physical assault for expressing their views in public.”
