The Nation - News from March 13, 1985
FBI Director William H. Webster said his agents cannot investigate alleged harassment against abortion clinics because none of the reported cases involve apparent civil rights violations. Webster, testifying before the House Judiciary subcommittee on civil and constitutional rights, said the Justice Department advised him the FBI has no basis to enter cases where clinic operators and patients have been threatened on the telephone or outside abortion centers by protesters.
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