European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - January 10, 1995, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Oil the front lines of the abortion Warby Dan Sewell the associated press instead of a Little Black bag the slight White haired doctor usually reaches each morning for a recent addition to his Standard medical garb a a bulletproof Vest. But rising before Dawn for his first appointment on this Day or. Randall Robinson of Birmingham ala., forgot his Vest. As he approached the clinic where he performs abortions two Days a week Robinson saw a solitary protester a a familiar face who s Quot been coming Here for years a the doctor smiled. The Man began shouting something about killings and insurance while the doctor was escorted from the car and. Into the clinic by a Security officer. Once inside Robinson noted that a Vest hardly guaranteed his safety. Quot i be had protesters say Well Well just have to shoot you through the head Quot he said. The 81-year-old doctor recounted the threat calmly. It s one of Many he s had Ike the message he would hear on his answering machine every night until he finally disconnected it. Always the same Quot tomorrow s going to be your last  for Robinson and others on the front lines the abortion Battle is not just a matter of debate. It is says clinic director Diane Derzis Quot an All out War Quot and death threats Aren t considered Idle. In less than two years two abortion doctors two clinic receptionists and and a Volunteer clinic escort have been slain and two other abortion doctors and five other clinic employees or volunteers have been shot and wounded. How often does Derzis feel her life May be in danger Quot every Day Quot she says without pause. She says she will buy a semiautomatic gun to replace her Small handgun and vows Quot if i m going i m going to take some of them with  other doctors administrators and nurses at i Nicson the Southeast where the first slayings occurred say they too Are arming and protecting themselves with guns flak jackets and alarm systems. V 7. Quot in think anyone who tells you he does t feel fear is lying Quot said Derzis who was visited this Day a less than a month before to o clinic receptionists were killed  mass. A by a Security Salesman who took orders for Small Quot body alarms Quot and door alarms. A Quot there s going to be More murders. I would not be. Surprised if i heard there was one today Quot she said. Quot As. Soon As David was killed i knew there would be . On March 10, 1993, or. David Cunn 47, of Eufaula ala., was shot in the Back three times As he walked from his car at the Pensacola fla., women s medical services clinic most anti abortion activists and Veteran organizations such As operation Rescue condemned the fatal shooting by Michael  or Randall Robinson practising Medicine in Birmingham ala., requires a Bullet proof Vest. A a. 1. A but Gunn s slaying signalled the emergence of an extreme segment of the anti abortion movement those who use terms such As Quot justifiable homicide Quot and Quot the execution of mass murderers Quot in support of killing abortionists. Often offering interpretations of Bible passages to support their beliefs they contend that they Are justified in protecting the lives of fetuses that would be aborted just As they would be morally Correct to take action to prevent the killing of a Quot born Quot child. Quot we proclaim that whatever Force is legitimate to defend the life of a born child is legitimate to defend the life of an unborn child Quot said a letter signed by 30 antiabortion activists after Gunn s slaying and circulated by Pauj Hill of Pensacola a former minister. On Biily 29, Hill put his beliefs into action. He killed or John Bayard Britton 69, and his protective escort retired air Force it. Gol. James Barrett 74, As they arrived at the Pensacola ladies Center. Hill bypassed Britton s bulletproof Vest by firing his Shotgun at Britton s head. He blasted Barrett in the face. Convicted of two counts of first degree murder and sentenced dec. 6 to die in Florida s electric chair Hill was remorseless. He acted honorable he said to Quot defend the unborn.�?�. A Hill s death penalty a Griffin is serving a life v. Imprisonment sentence a was seen by leaders of both sides As unlikely to deter future violence Quot i believe that there will be More Quot said Rev. David Trosch a roman Catholic  Mobile ala., who s been suspended from official Church duties because he supports killing abortionists. Quot of course we Don t have any details on this but i believe we will see increased violence outside family planning and abortion clinics has steadily risen in the 90s, at least five people were slain in 1994. Here activists scuffle in Milwaukee. Violence not Only against the clinic buildings but those who work out of them. Quot Quot this will gradually escalate until it becomes a fairly common  the unsolved sniper wounding in november of a a Massachusetts state trooper guards a clinic where a woman was killed and three others injured dec. 30. Doctor who performed abortions shot As he ate breakfast in his Kitchen in Vancouver Canada raised fears among some abortion workers about Home attacks and the dec. 30 slayings of receptionists at two Massachusetts clinics confirmed fears that anyone involved in clinic work is a potential target. A a _ there have been predictions on both sides of Quot Beirut style Quot assaults on clinics. Henry Felisone an anti abortion activist from new York suggested that opponents May use truck bombs and even surface to surface missiles to attack clinics in terrorist fashion. Attorney general Janet rend ordered Federal marshals to guard some clinics after the july slayings. Justice department spokesman Carl Stern declined for Security reasons to say How Many marshals remain on clinic duty or where they Are but said the number has declined. While most clinics have beefed up Security on their own. A Survey of clinics nationwide released last month by the feminist majority foundation found that while the number of anti abortion blockades of clinics had declined the number of death threats increased last year. One fourth of the clinics reported receiving death threats. A Federal grand jury in Virginia has been hearing testimony on whether there is conspiracy behind the violence which supporters of it deny j but Derzis and others believe it is a concerted strategy j to scare doctors nurses and others out of the business one that grew out of frustration Over the Lack of Begalor put Lotical Progress against abortion in the past decade. A Quot after David was i had it had a tremendous Impact to figure at least 15 abortion doctors quit,&Quot.said Ron f ii Simmons spokesman for the National coalition of abortion providers. Quot then you have to consider the chilling effect on the medical students who were coming up through the ranks Quot. But Only one or two other doctors have left the Field since the Britton slaying Fitzsimmons said. Those remaining in the abortion business Quot have done a lot of personal inventorying Quot said Derzis 40. Quot we believe what we re doing is right. We be made our  a a a. Quot when you work in an abortion clinic every Day you have to be very committed Quot said a a Kohls director of a Montgomery ala., clinic. A. Abortion opponents show up daily at the clinics in the Region where Gunn and Britton practice some Are there Only to pass out information pamphlets urging women against abortion they express opposition to violence against abortionists.  a Quot i Don t approve of killing because where does Quot the killing Stop?&Quot.said Eleanor Stisher. She held up a. Poster showing the stages of a fetus and handed out pamphlets charging that Robinson is an unsafe doctor. A a a a passing  slowed and the Driver  Stisher. And other protesters Quot get a life Quot that prompted her to say that abortion foes have been harassed and threatened too. A. A.  threats have not stopped Stisher a or Robinson. Robinson Calls  and said one reason he continues his work Are the memories of the Days when abortion was illegal  would treat women suffering. From mishandled backroom abortions that could result in. Death. A. A Quot As Long As it s considered a Legal and ethical procedure medically i la continue to do them. They should be done by people who know what they re doing Quot Robinson said. Abortion protestors de Hyatt left Bill Powell and his wife Rae Powell All of Virginia Beach va., Pray for the Man suspected of killing two clinic workers and wounding five. Victims of violence Here is a list of those slain or wounded in attacks on abortion doctors. A a. R. A Shannon Elizabeth Lowney 25, a receptionist at a planned parenthood clinic , mass and Leanne Nichols 38, a receptionist at preterm a health services  slain in separate attacks dec. 30, 1994. Five Quot other clinic employees or volunteers were wounded John a Salvi Iii of Hampton Beach n.h., was charged. With first degree murder in those attacks after his arrest dec. 31 following the tiring of shots at a clinic in Norfolk a. V. A or. Garson Romalis seriously w funded nov. 8, 1994 in his Home in Vancouver British Columbia by a sniper firing an assault Rifle no arrests made. A or John Bayard Britton 69, and his of Luntzer escort retired air Force it. Co. James Barrett 74, fatally shot july 29, 1994/ As they drove into the Pensacola ladies Center. Barrett s wife june survived gunshot Wounick Paul Hill was sentenced to die in. A a Florida s electric chair a a a or. George Tiller shot in the arms aug. 19, 1993, As he drove away from the women s health care services. _ clinic in Wichita Kan. Rachelle. Quot Shelley Quot Shannon was convicted of attempted murder and sentenced to 11 years in prison. Quot Quot a or. David Cunn 47, fatally shot March 10, 1993, As he walked to the Pensacola women s medical services. Cli n in. The assail a it Michael Griffin was sentenced to Lile in. Prison. A a the associated press 16 the stars and stripes tuesday january 10, 1995 the stars and stripes 17