Republican-controlled state governments have a boatload of ways to get in the way of women’s health care. But what do you do when you hate Planned Parenthood but the state government isn’t going to try to shut it down? It looks like for someone, the answer may be arson:
A suspicious fire in a Central California Planned Parenthood clinic has forced the local women’s health center to shut down for the rest of the week.
The suspected arson took place early Wednesday morning, according to police. Water from the building’s sprinkler system has permanently damaged the office and its medical equipment. Police have yet to determine what or who started the fire at the Modesto clinic — but staff have reason to believe it was intentional.
“We have not been receiving threats, but we have been receiving more suspicious calls,” Liz Figueroa, a spokeswoman with Planned Parenthood told the local FOX station. “The FBI is looking into it as we speak.”
This obviously wouldn’t be the first physical attack on a Planned Parenthood clinic in recent years. Just last fall, a Colorado Planned Parenthood clinic was the target of a mass shooting, with the suspect describing himself as “a warrior for the babies.”