Abortion is a legal, common, and safe medical procedure that one in
three American women will undergo. Yet ever since Roe v. Wade was
decided in 1973, anti-abortion forces have tried nearly every
tactic to eliminate it. Legislative and judicial developments
dominate the news, but a troubling and all-too-common
phenomenon-targeted vigilante action against individual abortion
providers-is missing from the national discussion, only cropping up
when a dramatic story like the murder of an abortion provider
pushes it to the forefront. Every day, men and women who are
associated with abortion care are harassed, threatened, stalked,
picketed, sent hate mail, and otherwise terrorized. Those who seek
help from the law are sometimes successful, but not always, either
because there are insufficient protections built into the law, or
because law enforcement officials fail to respond. In Living in the
Crosshairs, the voices of these providers are heard for the first
time, through extensive interviews that David S. Cohen and Krysten
Connon conducted across the country. Abortion providers are
targeted at home, at work, or in community spaces; they can be
harassed in person or online. Abortion opponents target not only
the providers themselves but also may go after their families,
neighbors, and others close to them. This kind of targeting happens
anywhere in the country, not just in more conservative areas, and
can victimize all providers, not just high-profile doctors. For
some, being the victim of targeted harassment inspires significant
fear and leads to changes in behavior; for others, it has become a
normal part of life; and for yet others, it actively strengthens
their resolve. The response of law enforcement at the federal,
state, and local levels is spotty-though there are some strong laws
on the books, especially at the federal level, abortion providers
have had mixed experiences when it comes to legal recourse, and
effectiveness varies. Drawing on ideas from the interviews, the
authors propose several legal and societal reforms that could
improve the lives of providers, foremost among them redefining
targeted harassment as terrorism rather than protest. Living in the
Crosshairs is a rich and humane portrait of women's health
professionals who persist in their work despite harassment because
they believe in what they are doing. These providers' voices have
not been heard in recent debates, leaving the public with a
deficient understanding of exactly how abortion is limited in this
country, yet their experiences illuminate the truth of the issue
and offer us a path to a better policy.
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