THREATS AGAINST PLANNED PARENTHOOD

[RedCeltic]

This from Worker's World Party news:

THREATS AGAINST PLANNED PARENTHOOD

By Naomi Cohen

A recent message sent to supporters of Planned Parenthood
revealed that in just 10 days the women's health-care org a
nization had received at least 137 letters threatening its
staff with anthrax and assassination. The message reads in
part:

"In a despicable act of cowardice, anti-choice extremists
are flooding Planned Parenthood affiliate health centers and
offices with envelopes containing threatening letters and a
powdery substance. The letters--all similar in appearance--
typically have law enforcement return addresses and many
make the following claim: 'You have been exposed to anthrax.
We are going to kill you all. Army of God.' "

While the threats of anthrax contamination have proven empty
so far, a terrorist campaign of assassinations and bombings
of women's clinics began over a decade ago. This campaign
has taken the lives of a number of health-care workers and
professionals. It is aimed at denying women access to the
health-care services, including abortion, that they are
entitled to.

While anti-choice terrorists use internet websites to openly
advocate killing those who would safeguard women's right to
choose, the FBI and other "law enforcement" agencies have
not moved to hunt down or arrest these criminals. This has
meant that organizations like Planned Parenthood have had to
divert precious resources to security just to be able to
continue to function.

The fact that thousands of health-care workers and advocates
for women's right to choose have continued to run the
clinics and provide much-needed services in the face of
these threats makes them unsung heroes.

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[vox]

I've previously wondered why the bombings of abortion clinics were not called terrorist attacks, for surely that's what they were.

Perhaps now people will start thinking differently. But I doubt it.

vox

[Moskitto]

I heard about anti-abortion campaigners in the US blowing up abortion clinics but I never realised it was that bad.

And the American right-wing has the nerve to call themselves "The guardians of Freedom and Democracy against the oppressive Left-Wing."

Yeah lots of Freedom, Freedom to have your place in life being a baby machine, Freedom to think differently as long as we agree, Freedom not to choose to be a homosexual, Freedom not to be a non Christian, Freedom not to be born coloured, Freedom not to have to believe in communism.

Any British conservatives though you're alright, You're actually respectable and tolerant.

[RedCeltic]

And I quote George Carlin (American Comic) who said, " When they talk about 'right to life' they are talking about their right to choose if you live or die."