An anti-abortion activist who scaled the 483-foot Chase Tower in Phoenix during Super Bowl week told Fox News’ Tucker Carlson on Thursday that “abortion is just like climbing a skyscraper.” (Watch the video below.)
The comparison drew fire from viewers on social media, with many saying the remarks bordered on parody.
Carlson praised Maison Des Champs for its audacity, which the Phoenix Fire Department called “very, very stupid.”
Des Champs, calling themselves “The pro-life Spider-Man,” performed similar stunts in San Francisco and Los Angeles for an anti-abortion charity. He was jailed on trespassing charges for his latest ascent just days before the Super Bowl was played in the Phoenix area and has since been released, the Arizona Republic reported.
“I climb these buildings because I want to show people how to trust in the face of fear,” Des Champs explained to a serious-looking Carlson. “Abortion is a crime and that is the truth. Yet so many people my age are afraid to tell the truth. They are afraid to offend. They are afraid of losing their friends. But we are not afraid. Abortion is like climbing a skyscraper. It is a matter of life or death. And we don’t have time to be afraid.”
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