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Previous Volume 332:532-533 February 23, 1995 Number 8 Next

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On December 30, 1994, a man walked into two abortion clinics in Brookline, Massachusetts, and opened fire, killing two employees and wounding five others. Acts of violence have occurred in health care settings before. Medical providers, particularly mental health practitioners and emergency room staff, have been injured or killed while carrying out their clinical responsibilities. In health care settings in the United States, however, nothing compares with the systematic violence visited upon abortion clinics. Although elective abortion has been legal for more than 20 years, abortion has become much more than a medical issue. Like the choice to provide medical . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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