Dr. Xavier Cole, vice president of student affairs, issued a strongly-worded response to counter demonstrations during Marquette For Life’s pro-life week.

The group held a ‘Memorial for the Unborn’ Thursday by planting 1,200 blue and pink flags to represent the 1,200,000 abortions preformed in the United States each year.

Counter-protesters placed coat hangers among the flags and taped signs over existing signs with slogans such as “we want doctors, not missionaries” and “my body, my freedom.”

The counter protest signs and hangers were removed. Friday afternoon, Cole sent the email below to Marquette students.