Vandalism at Planned Parenthood's East Columbus Surgical Center is an example of the alarming increase "in vitriolic, hateful rhetoric" over reproduction rights, the organization said. Someone splashed red paint on the front door and painted "SATAN DEN OF BABYKILLERS GOD SEE ALLLL (sic) Mark 9:14" on the front of the center at 3255 E. Main St. sometime overnight Sunday.

Vandalism at Planned Parenthood's East Columbus Surgical Center is an example of the alarming increase "in vitriolic, hateful rhetoric" over reproduction rights, the organization said.

Someone splashed red paint on the front door and painted "SATAN DEN OF BABYKILLERS GOD SEE ALLLL (sic) Mark 9:14" on the front of the center at 3255 E. Main St. sometime overnight Sunday.

�These attacks are perpetuated by extreme individuals who continue to invoke lies and smear videos to demonize Planned Parenthood and the 80,000 Ohioans who come to us for basic health care," Nicole Evans, spokeswoman for Planned Parenthood of Greater Ohio, said in a statement. "The individuals responsible for this act hope to send a signal that using acts of violence will intimidate health-care professionals and the women we serve. They are wrong. Our doors will stay open."

Volunteers at the clinic, where abortions are among the services provided, escorted patients and couples into the center on Monday, while anti-abortion protesters yelled from the sidewalk, "God loves you!" and "You have alternatives!"

The protestors said they were not involved in the vandalism. "We think it's awful they (vandals) would do this," saidDave Daubenmire. "We believe in protecting property and lives."

Daubenmire was the football coach at London High School in 1997 when complaints about him praying with the team prompted the American Civil Liberties Union to sue the district. He resigned in 2000.

Gov. John Kasich signed legislation last month that prohibits taxpayer dollars from going to agencies that promote or perform abortions. Planned Parenthood in Ohio stands to lose about $1.3 million in mostly federal funds that it had used to reduce infant mortality, provide breast and cervical cancer screenings, prevent teen pregnancy, reduce violence against women and provide testing for sexually transmitted diseases.