From her Twitter account, author Brynn Greenwood listed multiple acts of terrorism she lived through while working at a Planned Parenthood in Kansas for three years. Greenwood tweeted examples of violent acts against her and other workers, which included death threats, homemade bombs, and gunfire.
Greenwood claims that on four occasions, gasoline was poured under the clinic doors and ignited. Two of the incidents occurred when patients were inside, causing the clinic to be evacuated. Greenwood also said that Butyric Acid was poured under the clinic’s door and in the air vents “so many times I lost count,” leading to many evacuations.
I worked at a #PlannedParenthood clinic in Kansas for 3 years. My coworkers & I were subjected to the following acts of terrorism:
— Bryn Greenwood (@bryngreenwood) November 30, 2015
Gasoline was poured under our back door & ignited 4 times. Twice while the clinic was occupied, causing patients to be evacuated.
— Bryn Greenwood (@bryngreenwood) November 30, 2015
Butyric acid (used as a stink bomb) was poured under our doors & into ventilation system so many times I lost count. Clinic evacuated. — Bryn Greenwood (@bryngreenwood) November 30, 2015
2 cherry bombs were left on our doorstep after hours, causing damage & clinic closure. Imagine what it’s like going to work after that.
— Bryn Greenwood (@bryngreenwood) November 30, 2015
We received hundreds of phone calls, threatening to torch our clinic & to kill the “murdering whores” who worked there. — Bryn Greenwood (@bryngreenwood) November 30, 2015
3 times someone drove by at night & shot out our windows. Picketers stood on the sidewalk & harassed employees as we swept up broken glass.
— Bryn Greenwood (@bryngreenwood) November 30, 2015
Our clinic didn’t perform abortions. We did well woman exams, pregnancy tests, dispensed birth control, & treated STIs. — Bryn Greenwood (@bryngreenwood) November 30, 2015
Our clinic offered free & low cost services in a low income neighborhood, but every day the “pro-life” movement tried to frighten us.
— Bryn Greenwood (@bryngreenwood) November 30, 2015
The goal was to make us afraid to come to work, to make us quit, to make us close the clinic. That’s terrorism. That’s how terrorism works. — Bryn Greenwood (@bryngreenwood) November 30, 2015
Anyone who approves of harassing clinics is giving support to terrorism. #StandWithPP
— Bryn Greenwood (@bryngreenwood) November 30, 2015
At the same time, I volunteered at Dr. George Tiller’s abortion clinic. In 1993 he was shot by a “pro-lifer.” He came to work the next day. — Bryn Greenwood (@bryngreenwood) November 30, 2015
Dr. Tiller kept coming to work after he was shot, because he was a caring man who knew how important his work was.
— Bryn Greenwood (@bryngreenwood) November 30, 2015
In 2009, Dr. Tiller was murdered in his own church, again by a “pro-lifer.” The goal was to scare other doctors who perform abortions. — Bryn Greenwood (@bryngreenwood) November 30, 2015
Abortions are still provided in Dr. Tiller’s old clinic, because that’s how you respond to terrorism. We can’t let them win.
— Bryn Greenwood (@bryngreenwood) November 30, 2015
Greenwood also volunteered at George Tiller’s abortion clinic when the doctor was shot in 1993. Tiller returned to work the next day. Greenwood described Tiller as a “caring man, who knew how important his work was.” Dr. Tiller was shot in killed by a pro-life extremist in 2009 while attending church in Wichita, KS.
“Abortions are still provided in Dr. Tiller’s old clinic, because that’s how you respond to terrorism,” concluded Greenwood. “We can’t let them win.”
Some people asking, "Why target a clinic that didn't do abortions?" Because we were a safe space for women & LGBTQA people.
— Bryn Greenwood (@bryngreenwood) November 30, 2015
[RawStory] Featured image: Bryn Greenwood (Facebook)
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