1. And in Congress, a battle is forming over the question of whether federal crime-prevention money can be used by states to protect abortion clinics. 2. In protecting those clinics, would he be showing integrity or a backbone of mush? 3. Ms. Reno has also directed U.S. attorneys nationwide to develop a comprehensive plan to better protect clinics in their jurisdictions. 4. One leader of the Feminist Majority Foundation also told council members that the group will mobilize people to protect abortion clinics from Operation Rescue protests. 5. Several Democratic lawmakers demanded that the federal authorities intervene more aggressively to protect abortion clinics from acts of violence. 6. She said on Monday that the department would use all the investigative tools at its disposal to protect the clinics, including using the newly enacted clinic access law. 7. The first line of defense must remain with local and state police forces, as Gov. William Weld of Massachusetts recognized in offering state troopers to protect clinics. 8. The measure also sparked a debate over protecting abortion clinics. 9. To hear some Washington officials discuss it, protecting abortion clinics from murderous attacks is simply a matter of budgets and cost-effectiveness. 10. Vedder also spoke in favor of using federal marshals to protect abortion clinics. |