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Further details from: Women for Socialism, do 2 Solway Road, London N22 IN OUR LAST issue we reported that the National Abortion Campaign (NAC) is preparing for the return of US anti-abortion thugs in September. Here US Marxist EVELYN SELL details the terrorist tactics of US anti-abortionists. ON MARCH 10 Dr David Gunn, a doctor working at abortion clinics in Florida. was murdered by anti-abortionist Michael Griffin. His last words to Dr Gunn as he fired three shots into his back were "Don't kill any more babies.
Randall Terry, head of Opcration Rescue (OR). nounced in October 1991, that doctors are "the weakest link' in the abortion process. He said, "We are going to shame rass them, disgrace them and expose them.
Targeting doctors was an outgrowth of OR's assaults on women's health clinics. Coun tered by consistent, well organiod defence actions OR and other abortion opponents dehocracy ocean to locus onl doctors. tonists have escalated in the last nine years. Doctors are 'Let this nation know the laws of the Supreme Being lake precedence over the laws of the Supreme Court', a prolife newsletter stated.
Doctors photos are printed on fivers and posters proclaiming. 'WANTED! For killing Fire-bombs Shots have been fired through clinic windows and across the US clinics have been firebombed. John Burt, Florida Director or Rescue America (RA) said, 'What's more important - bricks and mortar or babies lives? I would say ba. bies lives'.
A doctor who continued to work at Melbourne clinic in had been pressurised into resigning roceived the following treatment from anti-abortion group Operation Goliath (OG).
His tyres were punctured. barbecue sauce poured over his car. his mariners car windows smashed, his 80 year-oid mother phoned and told her son was a murderer, his house picketed and his address and phone number and those of his partner and his mother published on a wanted poster which offered $1.000 reward for more information.
Beautiful
Two weeks before Dr Gunn's assassination OR's Randall Terry proclaimod, "intolerance is a beautiful thing. We're going to make their lives The Melbourne clinic campaign was used as a training ground - after 12 weeks 'education' Icading activists were instructed to disperse round the US to organize similar activitics. Two anti-abortionists told reponers that they sold their Las Vegas home to trave. round the country as 'Christian missionaries to the pre-born'.
They said, "We think child killers are the same as mass murderers. We don't believe they should be permitted to lead a normal, peaceful life like other Americans. Bruce Cadle of OG explained, 'If there are no coctors, teres no mids try.
The murder of Dr Gunn demonstrated what no doctors' could mean. He was featured on 'wanted posics For the past six years he had clinics where other doctors were unwilling to work. He received numerous death threats which became more vicious shortly before his murder.
After the murder. Josephi Foreman, founder of Missionaries to the Pre-Born said Dr owin, was a mass murderer. He was preparing to kill five to ten babies. I'm genuinely happy these lives are spared:
John Burt of RA proclaimed, 'I think all life is sacred. Dr Gunn and his killer are both victims of abortion. We don't condone this but we have to remember that Dr Gunn has killed thousands and thousands of babies'.
Hearing of Dr Gunn's death anti-abortionists outssde the Melboume clinic shouted glecfully •Praise God! Praise God! One of the baby killers is dead". Within days they were back outside the clinic. NAC is preparing now for the return of the anti-abor. tion terrorists in September. Readers in London can join their telephone 'tree to mobilise supporters to defend the clinics by phoning NAC оп (071) 923 4976.