Firebombed Wisconsin Planned Parenthood Clinic To Reopen Tuesday

Posted by | April 3, 2012 00:53 | Filed under: Top Stories


The Planned Parenthood Clinic in Grand Chute, WI will reopen Tuesday after suffering minor damage from a small bomb placed on its windowsill.

Historically, the number of antiabortion arsons has been declining. But over the past few months, there has been a spate of firebombings that appear to fit into the antiabortion violence category.

Sunday’s incident comes on the heels of a firebombing at the office of Texas Sen. Wendy Davis’ (D) in March. Officials said they don’t have a motive for the attack, but the news site Think Progress pointed out that Davis is a vocal supporter of Planned Parenthood. The attack came just after Texas announced it would cut funding to Planned Parenthood clinics.

In January, the Pensacola, Fla.-based Ladies Center Clinic, which provides abortions, was similarly firebombed by a homeless man, also in the wake of antiabortion measures being pushed in the state legislature…

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