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From Rawstory:
Vicki Saporta, president of the National Abortion Federation, told the Journal-Constitution that the crimes are alarming because of their rapid escalation. 'It’s not a good sign when one arson follows another, after following several burglaries. Something clearly is escalating there and we’re hoping that the strong law enforcement so far can stop it.' The National Abortion Federation and law enforcement agencies have issued warnings to staff and patients at women’s health centers in and around Atlanta to exercise reasonable caution and to be aware of their surroundings at all times.
Threre’s been an outbreak of arson attacks on Atlanta area women’s clinics. They include a fire set during business hours, while people were in the building, and two burglaries in which laptops were stolen containing the personal information of doctors and staff.
it should be noted that most of these clinics do not perform abortions. They are, however, linked to doctors who voiced opposition to abortion restrictions signed into law this month in Georgia.
The physical intimidation is escalating, not just to clinics that perform abortions, but to ob-gyn doctors who dare to speak out against restrictions on abortions.
It's a disgrace. Many people truly don't seem to understand the level of intimidation faced by people who work in women's clinics.
Or rather, they won't admit to understanding when in reality, they understand it perfectly well. Not too long ago, a Mississippi legislator, in addition to brushing off home abortion deaths as no big deal, gloated publicly about the fact that physicians performing abortions in that state are literally afraid of being recognized.
Three doctors perform abortions in the state of Mississippi. They fly in from Birmingham. They’re wearing masks…They go in the back door in the parking garage../
With public officials making statements like this, citing physical intimidation as something to be celebrated, is it any wonder that some people in this country feel entitled to set fire to clinics and steal personal information?
Crossposted from Thoughtcrimes
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Date: 25/5/12 19:28 (UTC)By randomly endangering people's lives.
Where's advice dog when you need him?
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Date: 25/5/12 19:42 (UTC)They don't merely understand it. They COUNT on it, while happily claiming plausible deniability.
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Date: 25/5/12 20:06 (UTC)And the Republican representative bragged they put a stop to abortions. But meanwhile, the state is the fattest in the country, one of the poorest, ranks lowest in science education, and the highest STD rates. Bravo!
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Date: 25/5/12 20:12 (UTC)BaratheonLannister applauds something, things must be pretty fucked up indeed.(no subject)
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Date: 25/5/12 21:22 (UTC)He died.
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Date: 26/5/12 23:55 (UTC)Very modern.
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Date: 26/5/12 20:35 (UTC)i'd like to see one of them fire-starters try that $h!* during my shift!!! those crazies!
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Date: 27/5/12 00:01 (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 27/5/12 02:47 (UTC)The activists who are all talk would back down.
Those who aren't would receive glorious matyrdom.
Problem solved.
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Date: 27/5/12 03:40 (UTC)Deny martyrdom, still make them sore the next morning.
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Date: 30/5/12 01:50 (UTC)This arsonist is an idiot. I hope whoever burglarized these people and burnt the clinics down get caught and the book thrown at them.