Florida has 55 abortion clinics, more than seven other Southeastern states combined. How did a state where Republicans have long controlled every major lever of power become an oasis for abortion? Let’s take a look: https://revealnews.org/article/abortion-violence-roe-wade-florida?utm_source=reveal-twitter&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=fl-clinic …
We examined more than 4,000 police call records for every clinic in Florida from 2016 through 2021. These records include calls by clinics to report harassment and by anti-abortion activists complaining about threats.https://revealnews.org/article/abortion-violence-roe-wade-florida?utm_source=reveal-twitter&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=fl-clinic …
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Hundreds of calls were for relatively minor infractions such as trespassing and what police refer to as “suspicious” activity. But the majority in our analysis were more serious, like a man who tossed two Molotov cocktails into a Fort Myers clinic.https://revealnews.org/article/abortion-violence-roe-wade-florida?utm_source=reveal-twitter&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=fl-clinic …
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Or a woman whose daughter had an appointment at a Gainesville clinic and called and threatened, “I will kill that doctor if they kill my grandbaby.”https://revealnews.org/article/abortion-violence-roe-wade-florida?utm_source=reveal-twitter&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=fl-clinic …
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A Woman’s Choice of Jacksonville was among the clinics with the biggest increases in police calls, tripled compared with 2016. At another provider, American Family Planning in Pensacola, calls jumped 400%.https://revealnews.org/article/abortion-violence-roe-wade-florida?utm_source=reveal-twitter&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=fl-clinic …
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Protesters have also reported major threats against them. In an October 2020 incident in Orlando, a man dropping off a patient pointed a gun at a demonstrator who approached his car. Our analysis found that only a small percentage of calls by either side ended in arrests.
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The Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances (FACE) Act is supposed to protect abortion providers and patients. However, a Reveal analysis of federal data shows the Justice Department has only ever filed 101 cases under the act. That’s an average of just four a year.pic.twitter.com/DLl6dMA5U9
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Kelly Flynn, owner of A Woman’s Choice in Jacksonville, remains determined to protect her staff and patients from harassment and intimidation. “At what point did we forget about the women, the pregnant people? What about their lives?” https://bit.ly/fl-abortion pic.twitter.com/BIawYoeBg9
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One of the biggest questions for Flynn + fellow providers now is: How will SCOTUS’ imminent ruling affect clinics in Florida? “Right now, we’re just sending out the message that ... abortion is still legal. We are still open, abortion is safe,” Flynn said.https://revealnews.org/article/abortion-violence-roe-wade-florida?utm_source=reveal-twitter&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=fl-clinic …
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This investigation was written and reported by
@lauracmorel, with data analysis by@m_alelew. It is also the focus of this week’s Reveal. Tune in:https://revealnews.org/podcast/crossing-the-line-the-fight-over-roe?utm_source=reveal-twitter&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=819-show …Show this thread
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