Pro-life activist Lila Rose safely visited Yale University and won a debate on abortion on Tuesday, six days after conservative leader Charlie Kirk was assassinated during an event at Utah Valley University.
Kirk was fatally shot while debating issues with students on Wednesday, prompting Yale Political Union (YPU) President Brennan Columbia-Walsh to request additional security for Rose in anticipation of her appearance at his organization’s on-campus debate.
The tightened security measures employed to protect Rose were detailed by Yale Daily News on Wednesday:
“Rose was escorted into 53 Wall St., the debate’s venue, by several security guards, and students were instructed to wait outside the building before entering through a security checkpoint. Attendees were scanned with a hand-held metal detector, were told to empty their pockets and could not bring bags into the event.”
The debate pitted pro-life advocates, including Live Action President Rose, against abortion activists led by former president of Catholics for Free Choice Frances Kissling.
Following the debate, the YPU sided with Rose, voting 60-31 against the resolution “choice over life.”
Ironically, a week earlier - the day before Kirk was shot and killed at Utah Valley University - YPU voted 55-28 against a resolution that “violence is never the answer.”
The debate on the use of violence featured the son of slain civil rights icon Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
The Live Action website provides a recap of Rose’s comments at Yale.
