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Federal Marshals Abandon Doctor Targeted by Anti-Abortion Extremists

Thu, 08/13/2009 - 14:05
Submitted by Carlin Ross

Thank you, Tommy, for the link.  I'm outraged.  Abortion is legal yet our government turns a blind eye to the criminal harassment, death threats, and murder of its citizens.  Why do they continue to kow tow to the religious right?

Despite mounting threats to the clinic--and potentially to the life--of Nebraska Dr. Leroy Carhart, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) has removed the federal marshals earlier charged with protecting him.

Dr. Carhart lost his federal marshal protection two weeks ago, much to the alarm of pro-choice leaders, leaving him vulnerable at a time when anti-choice violence has been escalating across the country, and when Carhart himself has been openly targeted by groups such as Operation Rescue, which is calling for protests at his clinic later this month. In addition, members of the Army of God, an organization that promotes the use of violence against providers of abortion care, and glorifies those who commit acts of murder, are also targetting Dr. Carhart.