Posts Tagged anti-choice terrorism

chart of types of clinic violence by year
By Maya Dusenbery • 8 years ago

There was a Huge Increase in Violence and Threats Against Abortion Providers in 2015

According to the National Abortion Federation’s latest annual report on violence directed at abortion providers, there was a dramatic and disturbing spike in attacks, threats, and harassment in the wake of the undercover smear videos targeting Planned Parenthood.

According to the National Abortion Federation’s latest annual report on violence directed at abortion providers, there was a dramatic and disturbing spike in attacks, threats, and harassment in the wake of the undercover smear ...

security camera footage of masked intruder
By Maya Dusenbery • 9 years ago

Last abortion clinic in Mississippi attacked in the middle of the night

A couple nights ago, the Jackson Women’s Health Organization, the last standing abortion clinic in all of Mississippi, was attacked and vandalized by a masked intruder who destroyed security cameras and attempted to cut the power lines. 

A couple nights ago, the Jackson Women’s Health Organization, the last standing abortion clinic in all of Mississippi, was attacked and vandalized by a masked intruder who destroyed security cameras and attempted to cut the power ...
By Maya Dusenbery • 11 years ago

Retired doctor says the stigma against abortion providers is worse today than it was before Roe v. Wade


Retired OB/GYN Robert Livingston performed abortions in New Jersey in the 1960s. A year before Roe v. Wade, he held a press conference outing himself as an illegal abortion provider. In the 1970s, his clinic was protested daily. And yet, according to him, the stigma of being a provider has never been worse than it is today. Via North Jersey:

Livingston, once a lightning rod in the North Jersey abortion debate, now avoids telling anyone about his role in that chapter of American history, even though he strongly maintains his belief that abortions ought to be legal. The issue, he says, has become so emotionally charged that he no longer feels comfortable talking about it — not to the ...


Retired OB/GYN Robert Livingston performed abortions in New Jersey in the 1960s. A year before Roe v. Wade, he held a press conference outing himself as an illegal abortion provider. In the 1970s, his clinic was ...