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The Rise and Fall of Abortion Clinic Violence
In 1984, 25 clinics were bombed and burned. In the same year, there were six attempted bombings. There were 36 threats to bomb or burn. Anti-abortion activists also began targeting clinic workers. On quiet Sunday mornings, they protested outside these caregivers' homes in Dallas using bullhorns to call them murderers. Such acts coincided with sustained pressure on hospitals to stop offering abortions.