What men like Kopp and Rudolph have done is deplorable, but do you really think that this law would have stopped such violence? The addresses of abortion clinics are not a secret, militant psychopaths will still find abortionists.
First, thank you for agreeing with me that what those animals did was wrong. I worry about some people on the board.
I don't think that the law would have stopped someone like Kopp, but having access to information much like that certainly made it easier for Kopp to kill Dr. Slepian.
Also, it's very intimidating to have people who might very well wish you bodily harm publishing your name and workplace. On my way to work I've had protestors write down my license plate number, and in spite of the fact that I don't have anything to do with the abortion clinic, it's scary.
The addresses of abortion clinics are not a secret, militant psychopaths will still find abortionists.
True, but I think that the intent of the law is less to deter psychos than it is to take away a tool that some abortion protestors have been using as an intimidation tactic.