FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE AG TUESDAY, JANUARY 17, 1995 (202) 616-2777 TDD (202) 514-1888 ATTORNEY GENERAL'S STATEMENT The Justice Department is reviewing statements and writings which seem to condone or encourage violence against clinics and providers of reproductive health services. We intend to vigorously and thoroughly investigate all such cases. An intensely active investigation is underway. Justice Department actions this month against individuals in Kansas City, Mo., and Cleveland, Ohio, are an illustration of that. We call upon church groups, religious figures, and leaders of the anti-abortion movement to seek an end to threatening language that promotes the taking of life. Those who directly preach murder and violence can expect to be the subject of law enforcement activity. ### 95-027