Title: Protecting access to clinics. State policies in brief as of August 1, 2005.

POPLINE Document Number: 290081

Corporate Author(s):

Alan Guttmacher Institute [AGI]

Source citation:

New York, New York, AGI, 2005 Aug 1. [2] p.

Abstract:

While the handful of murders of abortion doctors and clinic staff have attracted much media attention, family planning clinics report that they frequently experience other serious forms of antiabortion violence. These include bombings, arson and vandalism, as well as violent protests and blockades. In 1994, the federal government enacted the Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances (FACE) Act, which prohibits intentional property damage and the use of “force or threat of force or…physical obstruction” to “injure, intimidate or interfere with” someone entering a health care facility. States have taken two approaches designed to protect abortion providers. Some states prohibit specific activities, while others have created floating “bubble zones” of several feet around a person who is within a specific distance of a clinic; protesters are prohibited from crossing into that “bubble zone” without the person’s consent. (excerpt)

Keywords:

United States
Data Reporting
Abortion
Safety
Policy
Violence
Program Accessibility
North America
Americas
Developed Countries
Data Collection
Research Methodology
Fertility Control, Postconception
Family Planning
Public Health
Health
Behavior
Program Evaluation
Programs
Organization and Administration