A Buffalo-area obstetrician, Dr. Barnett Slepian, was shot and killed by a sniper while sitting in his home Oct. 22. It was the fourth abortion-related shooting in Canada and New York state in four years, but the first fatality. Pioneering abortion provider Dr. Henry Morgentaler urged governments and authorities to do something.

Date: 1998-10-26
Placeline: TORONTO, Ontario.
Source: The Canadian Press
Length: 22 seconds

Transcript Prediction: << I call on the federal prime minister to issue a statement similar to the one issued by President Clinton acknowledging that's an important right to health Healthcare for Women is being threatened by a criminal conspiracy and to direct the appropriate government agencies in police forces to do their utmost to protect doctors providing these services >>

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