murder of David Gunn (Q16012988)
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act of lethal anti-abortion violence
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| English | murder of David Gunn |
act of lethal anti-abortion violence |
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11 March 1993
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Doctor Killed During Abortion Protest By William Booth Washington Post Staff WriterThursday, March 11, 1993; Page A01PENSACOLA, FLA., MARCH 10 -- A doctor was shot to death outside his abortion clinic here today when a man who prayed for the physician's soul stepped forward from a group of antiabortion protesters and opened fire, according to police and witnesses.David Gunn, 47, was shot three times in the back after he got out of his car at the Pensacola Women's Medical Services clinic, according to Pensacola police. He died during surgery at a local hospital.While abortion providers routinely are threatened with death, and their clinics have been bombed and vandalized, the killing here is believed to be the first in the nation's ongoing struggle over abortion. (English)
In 1993 ... Griffin became the first activist to murder an abortion provider, ushering in a new level of terrorism in the abortion wars. (English)
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President Clinton condemned the shotgun murders Friday of a doctor and another man outside an abortion clinic in Pensacola, Fla., as “domestic terrorism” that must be ended. (English)
11 March 1993
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The Act was passed in direct response to the escalation of violent tactics used by anti-abortion activists that culminated in the "Spring of Life" at Buffalo Abortion Clinics, in April 1992[5] and the murder of Dr. Gunn in March 1993.[7] (English)
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President Clinton condemned the shotgun murders Friday of a doctor and another man outside an abortion clinic in Pensacola, Fla., as “domestic terrorism” that must be ended. (English)
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- enwiki Murder of David Gunn
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- ukwiki Убивство Девіда Ґанна