Feds: Abortion Foe's Website Makes Threats

The Associated Press:
Federal prosecutors sought court action Tuesday to force a Web site to remove postings they said exhorted readers to kill a former abortion provider by shooting her in the head. One posting targeted a former clinician for the Philadelphia Women's Center and featured the provider's name, photo and address, stating that "while it does not sound good to say go shoot her between the eyes, it sounds even worse to say let her alone," according to the request. "This type of intimidation and scare tactic, regardless of one's beliefs or religious convictions, simply cannot be condoned," U.S. Attorney Patrick Meehan said. "Using a public forum, such as the Internet, to incite and instruct people to kill is tantamount to a form of domestic terrorism." Dunkle said that he did not write the message on the blog, but that he did post it. He said that, if asked, he would take it down and identify its author.

Editor's note: Does the Philadelphia Women's Center's website use a public forum, such as the Internet, "to instruct people to kill"?

On one of its web pages called "Abortion Care," this clinic says, "Philadelphia Women’s Center uses this in-person appointment as an opportunity to introduce patients to the office and the staff, and to give information on what a patient can expect on the procedure day. The information session is a chance for patients to ask questions, speak with a staff member one-on-one, and complete some testing prior to the abortion." In fact, this website goes into great detail "instructing people to kill"!

Since U.S. Attorney Patrick Meehan is all fired up to hunt "domestic terrorists" who are instructing people to kill, then maybe someone should forward him this nationwide list of abortion clinics. The time he spends reading pro-life blogs at taxpayers expense can be better served by getting off his duff and arresting real domestic terrorists.

--Jim Rudd

Posted by Editor at August 29, 2007 01:09 AM