title: Managing the threat of terrorism in abortion facilities.
abstract: Acts of violence by anti-abortion terrorists are a growing threat to healthcare facilities and clinics. This article provides advice on deterring bomb threats, developing a bomb incident plan, ensuring the physical security of a facility, handling a bomb threat phone call or a suspicious object, and dealing with the media. Security plays a vital role in any anti-terrorist plan, says the author.
authors.affiliation: York College of Pennsylvania, USA.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Teasenfitz
mesh_terms: D000029:Abortion, Legal; D005107:Explosions; D005260:Female; D017408:Guidelines as Topic; D006268:Health Facilities; D006801:Humans; D011247:Pregnancy; D017751:Safety Management / Q000458:organization & administration*; D014481:United States; D014754:Violence