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Name: Eric Sampman

Occupation: Student

Residence: Buffalo

In 1998 Buffalo was in the headlines when Dr. Barnett Slepian was shot in his home. Did it change your opinion on anti-abortion protests? No, I think no one should get an abortion.

There’s only one doctor left in Buffalo who performs abortions. How do you feel about that? I think there should not be any doctors doing abortions because if women want kids, they should just deal with it. I think if they don’t want the kid after it’s born, give it up for adoption.

Studies show that only 33% of U.S. medical schools include abortion training in their curriculum. What does that mean in terms of a woman’s access safe medical care? Abortions aren’t really safe for anyway, because basically you’re killing something inside of you, and also you can ruin something inside of you already. Like the ability to have kids.

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Name: Patricia Whittmeyer

Occupation: Director of a trade association

Residence: Hamburg

In 1998 Buffalo was in the headlines when Dr. Barnett Slepian was shot in his home. Did it change your opinion on anti-abortion protests? I feel people have the right to protest against abortion, but I believe the techniques involved were completely wrong, and the ends did not justify the means. The murder of Dr. Barnett Slepian was simply outright wrong, no matter what he did.

There’s only one doctor left in Buffalo who performs abortions. How do you feel about that? I personally do not believe that it is right to get an abortion. In my own mind the fact that there’s a reduced number of abortion providers is kind of a good thing, but I can also see that it may cause other people to find more drastic means to take care of what they perceive as a problem.

Studies show that only 33% of U.S. medical schools include abortion training in their curriculum. What does that mean in terms of a woman’s access safe medical care? If the doctor’s properly trained in the procedure, it will probably be a safe procedure. As far as people being able to gain access to abortion, it may reduce their access to safe, possibly well-trained providers, and they may have to seek others who are not trained, and it may increase the risk to the patient.

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Name: Candace Curran

Occupation: Law student

Residence: Buffalo

In 1998 Buffalo was in the headlines when Dr. Barnett Slepian was shot in his home. Did it change your opinion on anti-abortion protests? I’ve always felt that there has to be a balance between someone’s right to protest and the safety of the women who are using the clinic. And I feel like any time that that line is crossed it has to be decided in favor of the women who are seeking assistance.

There’s only one doctor left in Buffalo who performs abortions. How do you feel about that? I think it makes it hard for people seeking abortions to find adequate health care. If they’re even seeking a consultation it takes time, and they’d have to travel somewhere else if they couldn’t get an appointment, so I’m saddened because there’s only one option.

Studies show that only 33% of U.S. medical schools include abortion training in their curriculum. What does that mean in terms of a woman’s access safe medical care? Well, it may not necessarily affect the safety, but I think it’ll affect the amount of people who are performing abortions.

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Name: Lisa Perry

Occupation: Library employee

Residence: Buffalo

In 1998 Buffalo was in the headlines when abortion physician Dr. Barnett Slepian was shot in his home. Did it change your opinion on anti-abortion protests? They brought violence into it, and that was the main thing that they were protesting against, is abortion, which I consider murder. So when they are trying to prevent murder, then they go do it, it did bring a different opinion to what I thought about the protests.

There’s only one doctor left in Buffalo who performs abortions. How do you feel about that? That’s a touchy subject, because if there’s only one doctor performing, it’s kind of limiting women’s rights. It’s limiting us the opportunity [to decide] whether or not we want to keep the child. So it does sort of put a strain on our choices and our options.

Studies show that only 33% of U.S. medical schools include abortion training in their curriculum. What does that mean in terms of a woman’s access safe medical care? I think it’s going to affect it in a bad way because 33% is not nearly enough to cover the women [wanting abortions]. It’s going to cause us to go to people that are not qualified, and it’s going to cause us to do things that are dangerous to our health.