National Day of Appreciation for Abortion Providers  [Content
Note: Violence]  Tomorrow, March 10th, is National Day of
Appreciation for Abortion Providers. It was named such following
the assassination of Dr. David Gunn in 1996.  Dr. Gunn was
murdered in 1993. In 1993, Dr. Tiller was shot but not killed.
In 1995, Dr. Hugh Short was shot and killed.   Assassination and
attempted murder are only two of the dangers doctors and others
who work at clinics that provide abortion services. They also
face arson and bombing, butyric acid attacks, and anthrax
attacks. And: harassment, intimidation, hate mail, and stalking.
The National Abortion Federation has kept a record of violence
(.pdf). From 1977 to 2011, there have been:  218 arsons and
bombings (1 each in 2011) 99 attempted arson or bombing (1 in
2011) 656 bomb threats (1 in 2011 -- 12 in 2010) 191 incidents
of assault and battery (3 in 2011) 420 death threats (2 in 2011)
4 kidnappings (none in 2011) 15,062 incidents of hate mail or
hate phone calls (365 in 20