Students at the University of Prince Edward Island (UPEI) arrived at school on Oct. 9 to find pro-life messages written in chalk throughout the school’s campus.
Some of the messages written along the campus pathways included “Right to Life,” “I’m happy you were born,” and “Life is beautiful,” according to the campus paper, the Cadre.
Along with the anti-abortion messages the group also drew footprints to represent the first steps of development.
Some of the lines included “Week 5: You Have Toes!!!!” up to “Month 6: Kickin’ Kickin Kickin,’” according to the Cadre.
The campus pro-life group Students for Life has taken responsibility for the chalk writing, according to the CBC.
“Two thoughts walking through campus this morning, ‘I should have worn a jacket.’ and ‘I should reconsider that abortion I’ve been planning,’” tweeted UPEI student Brent Mitton.
“The chalk abortion writings littering the @UPEI campus this morning are a little much. I don’t need your opinion dusting my boots, thanks,” tweeted Lindsay Handren, a student at the university and editor-in-chief of the Cadre.
UPEI is home to Students For Life, and a pro-choice student group, the Campus Alliance for Reproductive Justice, which was formed this past spring, according to the Cadre.
The chalk messages were removed by the university.
Regardless of the subject matter, the university said it was a case of defacing the school property, according to the CBC.
PEI is the only province in Canada that does not offer abortion facilities, according to the National Abortion Federation.
Carleton University has been home to anti-abortion demonstrations in the past several years from group Carleton Lifeline.
In October 2010, four members of Lifeline were arrested by campus safety during a demonstration in which they displayed graphic images of aborted fetuses in the university quad.
