Abortion Providers Facing Threats

Violence Against Abortion Providers Continues to Rise Following ...

The report shows increases in major incidents like arsons, burglaries, death threats, and invasions overall; a sharp increase in violence and ...

Recent Cases on Violence Against Reproductive Health Care ...

In 2021, a defendant pleaded guilty to federal offenses, including a FACE Act violation, for making two separate telephonic threats to a ...

Abortion clinics saw an increase in violence and threats in 2022 ...

The report says there were 218 reports of deaths threats or threats of harm, an increase from 182 in 2021 and 57 in 2018. In 2022, reports of ...

Abortion clinics face rising legal battles and threats : Shots - NPR

Less than a year after the US Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, rhetorical and physical attacks have increased against clinics that still provide abortions.

Report: Threats against abortion providers have spiked, especially ...

More common incidents include hate mail or calls and blocking the entryways to abortion clinics. Nationally, there were 287 reported incidents ...

Abortion Clinics Face Increased Harassment Post-Roe

Clinics, providers, their patients and advocates face rising threats from the anti-abortion movement that has a record of extraordinary ...

National Abortion Federation Releases 2021 Violence & Disruption ...

NATIONAL – Today, the National Abortion Federation (NAF) released its 2021 statistics on violence and disruption against abortion providers.

activists and health professionals who defend the right to abortion ...

“The attacks against abortion providers, who are defenders of human rights, are a major and growing source of concern, both for the safety of ...

National Task Force On Violence Against Reproductive Health Care ...

Since 1993, ten individuals who were employed in clinics as medical doctors, staff employees or patient or doctor escorts have been murdered in ...

Abortion providers face significant increase in violence, report finds

An expert said the rate of stalkings, invasions and assaults will likely get worse. Anti-abortion demonstrators protest outside the Planned ...

Abortion Providers Facing Threats, Restrictions, and Harassment

Doctors and reproductive health workers are human rights defenders when they promote women's fundamental rights in the face of personal and professional risks.

Justice Dept. focuses on violence by protesters at abortion clinics

Federal authorities have said the Justice Department and FBI are investigating threats and disruptions at antiabortion reproductive centers. But ...

Casten, Schakowsky, Nadler Urge DOJ to Address Violence at ...

In the past decade, abortion clinics experienced a 100% rise in anthrax and bioterrorism threats. Furthermore, the number of clinic blockades ...

FEATURE-US abortion advocates face doxxing as data scavenged ...

Violence and threats against abortion providers have risen in the year since the U.S. Supreme Court overturned the landmark Roe v. Wade ...

Attacks On Abortion Providers Surged In 2021, Report Finds As ...

The Department of Homeland Security said in an internal memo it anticipated the ruling will raise threats of violence both by anti-abortion and ...

Post-Roe, anti-abortion groups target law protecting clinics from ...

In 1993, there were 188 instances of people following, threatening and harassing an abortion provider, clinic staff member or patient, ...

Abortion clinics face increasing violence since Roe v. Wade ...

Attacks on abortion providers, including arsons, burglaries and death threats, increased significantly in 2022, according to a new report.

Human rights defenders and health workers who face widespread ...

People who are defending the right to abortion and providing essential services are being stigmatized, intimidated, attacked and subjected to unjust ...

Assaults against abortion clinics, patients rose 128% in 2021: report

Change in violent incidents against abortion providers from 2020 to 2021, by type · A 600% increase in stalking. · A 63% increase in burglaries.

Abortion Providers Deserve Our Support, Not Threats to Their Lives

There is a long history of harassment and violence toward abortion providers in the U.S. However, since 2020, the frequency of these domestic ...