Current:Home > StocksIndexbit-Anti-abortion activist called 'pro-life Spiderman' is arrested climbing Chicago's Accenture Tower -FundPrime
Indexbit-Anti-abortion activist called 'pro-life Spiderman' is arrested climbing Chicago's Accenture Tower
Charles H. Sloan View
Date:2025-04-07 09:29:17
An anti-abortion activist climbed the Accenture Tower in Chicago Tuesday in what police called a,Indexbit "publicity stunt."
Maison DesChamps climbed the 588-foot building starting around 9:45 a.m. local time and was arrested when he reached the top, according to reports.
DesChamps, who calls himself the "pro-life Spiderman," climbed the tower as a part of a fundraiser for the anti-abortion organization Let Them Live.
Local abortion rights organizations condemned the stunt.
“The organization being amplified by this dangerous stunt is the antithesis of reproductive justice, and we instead hope that this moment is used to amplify groups on the ground that are standing up for bodily autonomy for all,” Alicia Hurtado, movement building director for the Chicago Abortion Fund, said in a statement to the Chicago Sun Times.
He's done this before
This is not the first building climb DesChamps has attempted.
Earlier this year DesChamps climbed the former Chase Tower in downtown Phoenix ahead of the Super Bowl.
"This is highly dangerous," Phoenix Fire Department Captain Todd Keller said at the time of the Phoenix climb.
DesChamps has also climbed buildings in San Fransisco, Los Angeles and Las Vegas.
Roe consequences:Abortion restrictions repel graduating OB-GYNs from conservative states, report shows
‘Born again in dogs’:How Clear the Shelters became a year-round mission for animal lovers
veryGood! (8595)
Related
- Jamie Foxx gets stitches after a glass is thrown at him during dinner in Beverly Hills
- Child care or rent? In these cities, child care is now the greater expense
- Micah Parsons injury update: Cowboys star to undergo MRI on ankle after being carted off
- The Best Horror Movies Available to Stream for Halloween 2024
- Rylee Arnold Shares a Long
- Martha Stewart Shares the Cooking Hack Chefs Have Been Gatekeeping for Years
- Upset alert for Notre Dame, Texas A&M? Bold predictions for Week 5 in college football
- Indianapolis man sentenced to 189 years for killing 3 young men found along a path
- Off the Grid: Sally breaks down USA TODAY's daily crossword puzzle, Triathlon
- Opinion: Antonio Pierce's cold 'business' approach reflects reality of Raiders' challenges
Ranking
- Apple iOS 18.2: What to know about top features, including Genmoji, AI updates
- Celebrity dog Swaggy Wolfdog offers reward for safe return of missing $100,000 chain
- Tropical Weather Latest: Millions still without power from Helene as flooding continues
- ‘I love you but I hate you.’ What to do when you can’t stand your long-term partner
- Travis Hunter, the 2
- Sheriff takes grim tack with hurricane evacuation holdouts
- What is heirs' property? A new movement to reclaim land lost to history
- Machine Gun Kelly talks 1 year of sobriety: 'I can forgive myself'
Recommendation
Dick Vitale announces he is cancer free: 'Santa Claus came early'
Ellen DeGeneres Shares Osteoporosis, OCD and ADHD Diagnoses
Martha Stewart Shares the Cooking Hack Chefs Have Been Gatekeeping for Years
Former 'Survivor' player, Louisiana headmaster convicted of taping students' mouths shut
Meta releases AI model to enhance Metaverse experience
Tips to prevent oversharing information about your kids online: Watch
Apalachee football team plays first game since losing coach in deadly school shooting
How to watch 'The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon - The Book of Carol': Premiere, cast, streaming