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Last Saturday morning an abortion clinic in Asheville, N.C. was bombed. While no one was hurt in the blast, the continued violence against abortion clinics and abortion providers is a threat to Americans' constitutional rights. The bomb, which did not explode completely, was placed next to a wall near the waiting room. Had it achieved its aim, it could have killed or injured people waiting to be seen for any of the number of services that the clinic provides...
Spending an early Saturday morning in front of a Planned Parenthood clinic is a profound way to see how abortion rights in this country have deteriorated since the passage of Roe v. Wade. On the day Planned Parenthood performs abortions, crews of anti-abortion protesters threaten, abuse and physically block those trying to enter the clinic. This is the situation that awaits women lucky enough to be in a state with abortion providers...
...Chicago, some were lucky enough to have Jane, an abortion service network where women safely performed abortions for years before the passage of Roe v. Wade, despite the fact that they had no formal training. This underground clinic suffered from vice raids by the police, but they were never bombed, and none of the providers spent significant time in prison. Doctors then risked losing their licenses for performing abortion--now they risk losing their lives...
This Saturday, find a Planned Parenthood in the Boston area. Protect patients and doctors as they enter the clinic. Stand up for the constitution. Send a message that the abortion battle will be fought with words and laws, not with guns and violence. Today, send a note to an abortion provider near you thanking them for continuing to do their job despite the tremendous odds. Salute America's modern-day heroes. Meredith B. Osborn '02, a Crimson editor, lives in Greenough Hall...
...Ayres, a Harvard Law School graduate and current director of the Cambridge-based Amahoro Advocacy Clinic, and Shelter Inc., began a term as the UN attorney in Rwanda...