Abortion Foes Test the Limits
From the _Los_Angeles_Times, Thursday, September 30, 1993, pA1
Abortion Foes Test the Limits
--> Is the use of even deadly violenc justified? Mainstream
opponents denounce attacking clinics [and] doctors. But a
vocal faction says this [violence] is the only effective
tool.
By John Balazar, _Times_ staff writer
And now this from the _provocateurs_ of the anti-abortion
movement:
John Brockhoeft, serving seven-years in prison for bombing
a Cincinnati abortion [-providing] clinic, writes in his
newsletter:
"I had to make sure before I approached the abortuaries[sic]
at night with gasoline or explosives that I was walking in love,
not just anger. . . . Left wing, liberal-types hate my guts. . .
The nice little things about me are all absolutely true: I'm a
very narrow-minded, intolerant, reactionary, bible-thumping
Fundamentalist. . . a zealot and a fanatic!. . . The reason the
United States was once a great nation, besides being blessed by
god, is because she was founded on truth, justice, and narrow-
mindedness."
Michael Bray, who served 46 months in prison in connection
with 10 bombings of abortion [-providing] clinics and offices
of anortion-rights groups, reports this in his Capitol Area
Christian News in Washington, D.C.:
"Grand Rapids, Mich. One week following a stink bomb attack,
the Planned Barrenhood[sic]* office of this city was sprayed
with gunfire. About 15 shots from a handgun brought US$20,000
in damages. Now US$20,000 divided by 15 equals US1,333.33 per
bullet. A pretty good deal. We commend the stewardship of
resources."
Shelly Shannon, before being charged with shooting and
wounding Wichita physician George Tiller outside his abortion
[-providing] clinic, sends a letter to the editor of a monthly
anti-abortion magazine:
"Let us pray no one gets hurt, but this is a war and we
have to be realistic."
The road has come to a fork in the fight against abortion in
the United States.
A powerful and pious logic is [please see ABORTION, A24]**
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* the "[sic]" is in the original article.
** i have searched for the rest of the article and cannot find it.