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Abortion clinic prepares for violence, attack if Roe exposes
- Violence against abortion clinics is on the rise, and abortion rights groups worry that worse will happen.
- The most recent murders linked to an abortion clinic occurred in 2015 when a man attacked Planned Parenthood in Colorado Springs south of Denver.
- Clinic staff and volunteers know the risks but say they have a moral obligation to help those seeking abortions.
WINDOW – Steel door. Armed bodyguard. Safe room and panic button. Custom bulletproof vest.
Many abortion clinics where people exercise their constitutional rights to reproductive freedom are small fortressesand now that abortion clinics across the country are re-evaluating and beefing up security measures following warnings from law enforcement, they could be targeted by newly-recognized anti-abortion activists. prompted by a pending Supreme Court decision that could overturn the Roe v. Wade case.