@article{ref1,
title="Incidents of violence and disruption reported by the National Abortion Federation's Canadian members in 2017",
journal="Contraception",
year="2021",
author="LaRoche, Kathryn J. and Martzke, Amelia and Doctoroff, Jill and Goldberg, E. and Foster, Angel M.",
volume="ePub",
number="ePub",
pages="ePub-ePub",
abstract="OBJECTIVE: To explore violence and disruption events reported by Canadian facilities providing abortion care in 2017, when only three provinces had passed safe access zone legislation. <br><br>METHODS: We reviewed self-reported data from 16 of 38 Canadian members of the National Abortion Federation. <br><br>RESULTS: Twelve facilities in seven provinces reported 571 instances of picketing (97%), trespassing (>1%), threats of harm (>2%), and harassing calls/mail/emails (2%); four facilities reported no incidents. Freestanding clinics reported more picketing than hospital-based facilities. <br><br>DISCUSSION: Abortion providing facilities in Canada experienced picketing and other kinds of violence and disruption in 2017. These data serve as a baseline for future studies.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0010-7824",
doi="10.1016/j.contraception.2021.09.010",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.contraception.2021.09.010"
}