In the week since Robert Dear killed three people and wounded nine others at a Planned Parenthood clinic in Colorado Springs, Colo., abortion advocates have saturated the media with the suggestion that the pro-life movement — and specifically pro-lifers’ candid talk about abortion — is to blame. But unlike with many other recent mass shootings, the bloodshed seems to be the actions of one mentally disturbed man with no connection to a broader ideological movement, especially one that cherishes life.

Immediately after the massacre, I joined other pro-life leaders in condemning the shootings in the strongest possible terms. It was an unconscionable act of wanton violence, and if Dear is found guilty, he should punished to the utmost of the law.