Jesus loves the unborn children of the world. One of the ways the anti-abortion movement tries to discourage abortions is to stage what they refer to as house calls or protests in front of the homes of doctors who perform abortions. But there have also been violent forms of protests, protests that most anti-abortion activists distance themselves from. Slepian was the third doctor who performed abortions to be killed in the United States since 1993. In the last four years, one Rochester doctor and three Canadian doctors have also been wounded by snipers using high-powered rifles.
Clinics are also often the targets.
Last year, two Atlanta abortion clinics were bombed, injuring six people. This year, another clinic in Birmingham, Alabama, was also bombed, killing an off-duty police officer and seriously wounding a nurse. The violence has caused many doctors to stop performing abortions, and more than 200 hospitals have stopped providing those services over the last ten years. Two clinics in Buffalo have also closed. The atmosphere has made even Michael Ziontz unsure of whether he'd perform abortions.