Madison Reporter

As the national debate over abortion intensifies in anticipation of a U.S. Supreme Court ruling on the issue, Madison police are investigating an arson attack on a non-profit group allegedly targeted for its opposition to abortion, WISN reported.

The office of Wisconsin Family Action, a nonprofit that does not support abortions, caught fire Sunday morning, the station reported. 

Threatening graffiti was also spray-painted on the building, authorities said.

"There is no room for hate or violence in Madison," Madison police chief Shon Barnes said at a news conference. " In fact, there is no room for hate or violence anywhere in our country." 

According to WISN, the words "If abortions aren't safe then you aren't either" were spray-painted on the building where WisconsinFamily Action has offices. Arson investigators have been working with fire department officials to determine the exact cause of the fire. Police reported a Molotov cocktail, which did not ignite, was thrown inside the building, the station reported.                  

The non-profit group has been outspoken about its opposition to abortion since its founding in 2006, WISN reported.

"I think what affected me more than what I saw in here was what I saw out there on the graffiti because that is an overt threat," Wisconsin Family Action President Julaine Appling told WISN.  "That to me is worthy of police investigation. I don't know. Are they done? Do you suppose they're done? Or do they have more things planned for us?"         

The incident is still under investigation and no leads have been revealed, Madison police said at a May 9 news conference.        

 "We're saddened by it," Pro Life  Wisconsin communication director Anna DeMeuse told WISN. " We believe that the people responsible for this should be held responsible under the law. But  the Pro-Life community will not be intimidated by this."        

 The Supreme Court could be preparing to strike down the landmark Roe v.  Wade decision from 1973 legalizing abortion, according to an internal draft ruling from February leaked to Politico.