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btw, IMPORTANT NEWS: the past two weeks Dr. Leroy Carhart's clinic has come under siege by an influx of protesters and harrassers, who have responded to a call by anti-choice spokespeople to travel to Nebraska and make Carhart the next Dr. Tiller. By saying this I don't mean to imply a gruesome comparison -- I admit that none of the "big names" in the anti-abortion have explicitly called for violence against Carhart -- but they have asked their supporters to refocus efforts onto Carhart because he was George Tiller's partner in Kansas and has been public about his plans to open a practice in Kansas in the wake of Tiller's murder and that clinic's closing. And yes, that does make me worry.
So if you are or can be in Bellevue, please go out to the Abortion and Contraception Clinic of Nebraska and join Kansas NOW's effort to support the clinic's patients and staff -- be an escort, a counter-protester, or whatever else they may need you to be in this moment. (If you're curious, the Kansas chapter of NOW is organizing this because Dr. Carhart and Dr. Tiller used to work together, and Operation Rescue has explicitly talked about "moving the fight to Nebraska" or some such nonsense. OR targeted Dr. Tiller for many years and became a local foe of Kansan pro-choicers when they moved their HQ to Kansas for that purpose.)
Also, the Illinois chapter of NOW is organizing buses from Chicago to Bellevue, so if you're in Chicago with some spare time take note!
http://plannedparenthoodillinoisaction.blogspot.com/2009/08/show-your-support-for-dr-carhart-in.html
ETA: Actually, lots of clinics need help. "40 Days For Life" is starting. You can check out their website http://is.gd/2rVuO to find out if a clinic in your area is a target. If so, call the clinic directly and ask if they need defense.
So if you are or can be in Bellevue, please go out to the Abortion and Contraception Clinic of Nebraska and join Kansas NOW's effort to support the clinic's patients and staff -- be an escort, a counter-protester, or whatever else they may need you to be in this moment. (If you're curious, the Kansas chapter of NOW is organizing this because Dr. Carhart and Dr. Tiller used to work together, and Operation Rescue has explicitly talked about "moving the fight to Nebraska" or some such nonsense. OR targeted Dr. Tiller for many years and became a local foe of Kansan pro-choicers when they moved their HQ to Kansas for that purpose.)
Also, the Illinois chapter of NOW is organizing buses from Chicago to Bellevue, so if you're in Chicago with some spare time take note!
http://plannedparenthoodillinoisaction.blogspot.com/2009/08/show-your-support-for-dr-carhart-in.html
ETA: Actually, lots of clinics need help. "40 Days For Life" is starting. You can check out their website http://is.gd/2rVuO to find out if a clinic in your area is a target. If so, call the clinic directly and ask if they need defense.