John Chafee: “I am pleased to speak today on behalf of the Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances Act. I was an original cosponsor of…”

“I am pleased to speak today on behalf of the Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances Act. I was an original cosponsor of the bill, I strongly support this conference report, and I am pleased that it has been approved by the House. This bill provides critical relief to the many health clinics around the country which have been targeted by violent extremists. No matter what one's views are on the issue of abortion rights, one cannot help but be shocked and outraged by the violence that has occurred outside health clinics that offer abortion-related services. Perhaps the most notorious crime committed against clinic employees was the murder of Dr. David Gunn, the Florida physician who was shot to death last year. Thankfully, we have had no such murders in Rhode Island. But the Planned Parenthood Clinic in Providence is no stranger to threats and intimidation.”