18 U.S.C. § 248; and PugerAna, “Groups Decry Attacks on Abortion Providers, Urge U.S. to Step Up Prosecutions,”Boston Globe, Jan. 20, 1995, at A12.
2.
PriceJoyce, “Pro-Lifers Protest Use of '94 Access Law; Justice Accused of Restricting Freedom,”Washington Times, Jan. 13, 1995, at A8.
3.
“Medical Council Clarifies Abortion Standards,”Washington Post, Feb. 18, 1995, at A2.
4.
BeckJoan, “Outrage Aborts an Outrageous Moral and Medical Edict,”Chicago Tribune, Feb. 19, 1995, at C3; and McNameeTom, “Training Hospitals Must Teach Abortion; Ruling Called ‘Moral Outrage’,”Chicago Sun-Times, Feb. 15, 1995, at 1.
5.
St. Agnes Hospital v. Riddick, 748 F. Supp. 319 (D. Md. 1990) (holding that removal of accreditation because of inadequate family planning training did not violate Catholic hospital's free exercise of religion).
6.
RosenthalElisabeth, “Finances and Fear Spurring Hospitals to Drop Abortion,”New York Times, Feb. 20, 1995, at A1.
7.
“Abortion Groups Call for Better Security,”States News Service, Jan. 19, 1995.
8.
See Puger, supra note 1.
9.
American Life League, Inc. v. Reno, 47 F.3d 642, (4th Cir. 1995), aff'g 855 F. Supp. 137 (E.D. Va. 1994); Woodall v. Reno, 47 F.3d 656 (4th Cir. 1994); United States v. Brock, 863 F. Supp. 851 (E.D. Wis. 1994); Riley v. Reno, 860 F. Supp. 693 (D. Ariz. 1994); Cook v. Reno, 859 F. Supp. 1008 (W.D. La. 1994); Cheffer v. Reno, No. 94-0611-CIV-ORL-18, 1994 WL 644873 (M.D. Fla. July 26, 1994); and Council for Life Coalition v. Reno, 855 F. Supp. 1422 (S.D. Cal. 1994).
10.
United States v. Wilson, _ F. Supp. _, No. 94-CR-140,1995 WL 114802 (D. Wis. Mar. 16, 1995).
11.
American Life League, Inc. v. Reno, 47 F.3d 642 (4th Cir. 1995), aff'g 855 F. Supp. 137 (E.D. Va. 1994).
12.
Laura Goodstein and Pierre Thomas, “Clinic Killings Followed Years of Anti-Abortion Violence,”Washington Post, Jan. 17, 1995, at A1.
13.
Id.
14.
“Abortion Rights Groups Report Rise in Threats Against Doctors,”Los Angeles Times, Dec. 21, 1994, at A32.
15.
Id.
16.
LemonickMichael, “An Armed Fanatic Raises the Stakes,”Time Magazine, Jan. 9, 1995, at 34.
17.
See GoodsteinThomas, supra note 12.
18.
“Abortion Activists See Continued Threat,”Reuters, Jan. 19, 1995.
19.
The Center for Reproductive Law and Policy, “In the States,”Reproductive Freedom News, Jan. 27, 1995, at 4, 6, 7.
20.
“OB/GYN Residents: Abortion Training Will be Mandatory,”Health Line, Feb. 15, 1995.
21.
BarronJames, “More Prospective Obstetricians Will Be Taught Abortion Skills,”New York Times, Feb. 15, 1995, at A1; and “OB/GYN Residents,”supra note 20.
22.
See Beck, supra note 4.
23.
“Medical Backbone; New Rule on Abortion Training is Praiseworthy,”Houston Chronicle, Feb. 23, 1995, at A30.
24.
See Rosenthal, supra note 6.
25.
Id.
26.
CreamerAnita, “When Doctors Can't Learn to Be Doctors,”Sacramento Bee, Feb. 21, 1995, at D1.
27.
SkordasJennifer, “New Rule on Abortion? U. to Stand Pat, No Curriculum Change Planned in Medical School Despite Council's Edict,”Salt Lake Tribune, Mar. 4, 1995, at B2.
28.
StewartAnne, Letter to the Editor, St. Louis Post-Dispatch, Feb. 23, 1995, at 6B; and McNamee, supra note 4.
29.
“Creighton Stands Worthy of Respect,”Omaha World-Herald, Feb. 25, 1995, at 12; and McNamee, supra note 4.
30.
St. Agnes Hospital v. Riddick, 748 F. Supp. 319 (D. Md. 1990).
31.
Id. at 326; and see also McKeesport Hospital v. ACGME, 24 F.3d 519 (3rd Cir. 1994) (holding that withdrawal of accreditation by ACGME did not constitute state action).
32.
Id. at 329.
33.
Id. at 343.
34.
The newest weapon in antiabortion activists' arsenal is the malpractice suit. Antiabortion activists are encouraging women to sue doctors who performed abortions on them for malpractice and emotional distress. While no one knows exactly how many of these cases are currently pending, a 1994 seminar on abortion malpractice sponsored by Life Dynamics, Inc. drew 125 people. Even if the suits are not successful, doctors say the nuisance value and rise in their insurance premiums that result can have a significant impact. See LewinTamar, “Latest Tactic Against Abortion: Accusing Doctors of Malpractice,”New York Times, Apr. 9, 1995, at A1.
