Jane's Revenge


Jane's Revenge was a militant, extremist abortion-rights group that encouraged and claimed responsibility for acts of firebombing, vandalism, and arson in the United States. The group's actions targeted crisis pregnancy centers, a church, and a congressional office. The claimed attacks began in May 2022 following the leak of a draft of the Supreme Court's anticipated decision in Jackson Women's Health Organization; the draft indicated that the Court would soon overturn its 1973 abortion rights decision in Roe v. Wade, and the Court, in fact, did reverse Roe the following month when its final decision in Dobbs was released.
The group was mostly active during the spring and early summer of 2022. Updates on the group's blog of further attacks ceased after July 8, 2022.
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History

On May 6, 2022, a draft of the Supreme Court of the United States decision Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization was leaked to the public. The draft indicated that the Court intended to overturn two previous decisions, Roe v. Wade and Planned Parenthood v. Casey, which had conferred constitutional protections upon abortion rights. Jane's Revenge formed in response to the leak, posting its "First Communiqué" on May 8, 2022. Posted after the firebombing of a crisis pregnancy center in Madison, Wisconsin, the "First Communiqué" read, in part, as follows:
The main public mouthpiece of Jane's Revenge is an anonymous blog that lists actions taken that have been signed "Jane's Revenge", and sometimes claims credit for said actions. The firebombing in Madison, Wisconsin was the first incident for which Jane's Revenge claimed credit.
On June 15, 2022, Jane's Revenge posted the following on its blog:
Later, Jane's Revenge called for a "night of rage" to occur if the Court overturned Roe.
After the June 24 Dobbs decision overturning Roe v. Wade was released, Jane's Revenge vandalized a crisis pregnancy center in Virginia, and committed arson at a second center in Colorado. The FBI was called in to investigate the instance of arson in Colorado. Jane's Revenge has claimed responsibility for a series of other arson attacks and acts of vandalism, some of which occurred before Dobbs was released and some of which occurred afterwards. Mary Ziegler, a law professor at University of California, Davis, has attributed the actions of the group to a growing distrust in government and democratic institutions.
On June 28, The Intercept reported that Facebook had internally labeled Jane's Revenge a terrorist organization, making the topic subject to the most stringent content filtering.

Major actions

DateTargetCityMetro AreaStateAttack typeClaimed?
May 8, 2022Wisconsin Family ActionMadisonMadisonWisconsinFirebombing, arson, property-destruction, vandalismClaimed
May 14, 2022Alpha Pregnancy CenterReisterstownBaltimoreMarylandProperty-destruction, vandalismClaimed
May 22, 2022St. Michael's Catholic ChurchOlympiaSeattleWashingtonVandalismClaimed
May 25, 2022Next Step Pregnancy ServicesLynnwoodSeattleWashingtonVandalismClaimed
May 30, 2022Dove Medical CenterEugeneEugeneOregonProperty-destruction, vandalismClaimed
May 30, 2022South Broward Pregnancy CenterHollywoodMiamiFloridaProperty-destruction, vandalismClaimed
June 2, 2022Agape Pregnancy Resource CenterDes MoinesDes MoinesIowaProperty-destruction, vandalismClaimed
June 7, 2022CompassCare's Buffalo AmherstBuffalo-Niagara FallsNew YorkFirebombing, property-destruction, vandalism Claimed
June 7, 2022Mountain Area Pregnancy ServicesAshevilleAshevilleNorth CarolinaProperty-destruction, vandalismAttributed
June 8, 2022Options360 Women's ClinicVancouverPortlandWashingtonVandalismClaimed
June 10, 2022First Image GreshamPortlandOregonFirebombing, property-destruction, vandalismAttributed
June 19, 2022The Lennon Pregnancy CenterDearborn HeightsDetroitMichiganProperty-destruction, vandalismClaimed
June 19, 2022Pregnancy Care CenterRedfordDetroitMichiganProperty-destruction, vandalismClaimed
June 21, 2022Office of Rep. Tim Walberg and Jackson Right to LifeJacksonMetro DetroitMichiganProperty-destruction, vandalismAttributed
June 25, 2022Life Choices MinistryLongmontLongmontColoradoArsonAttributed
June 25, 2022Blue Ridge Pregnancy CenterLynchburgLynchburgVirginiaProperty-destruction, vandalismAttributed
June 26, 2022Tree of Life Pregnancy Support CenterPaso RoblesSan Luis Obispo-Paso RoblesCaliforniaProperty-destruction, vandalismAttributed
June 26, 2022LifeChoice Pregnancy CenterWinter HavenLakeland-Winter HavenFloridaVandalismAttributed
June 27, 2022Two Hearts Pregnancy AidEverettSeattleWashingtonArson, vandalismAttributed
July 5, 2022Birthright St. PaulTwin CitiesMinnesotaProperty-destruction, vandalismAttributed
July 8, 2022Problem PregnancyWorcesterWorcesterMassachusettsVandalismClaimed
July 8, 2022Clearway ClinicWorcesterWorcesterMassachusettsProperty-destruction, vandalismClaimed
August 19, 2022Bethlehem HouseEasthamptonSpringfieldMassachusettsVandalismClaimed
April 15, 2023HerChoiceBowling GreenToledoOhioVandalismAttributed

Government response

In May 2022, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives stated that Jane's Revenge is the target of an ongoing investigation. The Madison, Wisconsin police department also announced an investigation of their own in collaboration with the ATF.
In June 2022, after the Dobbs v. Jackson decision was released, the Department of Homeland Security released a memo concerning the group. The memo described Jane's Revenge as "a network of loosely affiliated suspected violent extremists has been linked to arson attacks against the buildings of ideological opponents", warning of risk of violence that "could occur for weeks following the release" of the Supreme Court decision.
In March 2023, a superseding indictment from the U.S. Department of Justice named four members of Jane's Revenge, whom they announced were facing prosecution under the Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances Act for conspiring to both vandalize and threaten multiple crisis pregnancy centers in Florida. On June 14, 2024, three of the defendants, Caleb Freestone, Amber Stewart-Smith and Annarella Rivera, pled guilty to the charges while the fourth, Gabriella Oropesa, was convicted by a jury on December 19, 2024. Freestone, Stewart-Smith, and Rivera were sentenced to imprisonment in September 2024. On February 12, 2025, Oropesa was fined a $10,000 civil penalty and on March 13, 2025, she was sentenced to 120 days imprisonment.