Anti-Choice Violence and Intimidation

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Excerpt from the full fact sheet:

A campaign of violence, vandalism, and intimidation is endangering providers and patients and curtailing the availability of abortion services.

Since 1993, eight clinic workers - including four doctors, two clinic employees, a clinic escort, and a security guard - have been murdered in the United States.
For every murder, there are many more attempts on the lives of abortion providers and clinic staff.
In fact, opponents of choice have directed more than 5,800 reported acts of violence against abortion providers since 1977, including bombings, arsons, death threats, kidnappings, and assaults, as well as more than 143,000 reported acts of disruption, including bomb threats and harassing calls.

In response to this coordinated campaign of violence, pro-choice lawmakers passed state and federal laws to protect women and doctors:

The 1994 Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances (FACE) Act makes violence against patients or providers a federal crime.
State clinic protection laws in 16 states and the District of Columbia, as well as general statutes prohibiting violence, provide additional protection.