FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                                          CR
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 22, 1995                          (202) 616-2765
                                               TDD (202) 514-1888

                                
   FEDERAL COURT IN MISSOURI ISSUES FIRST PERMANENT INJUNCTION
              UNDER FACE AGAINST KANSAS CITY WOMAN
                                

     PLEASE BE ADVISED:  For those of you following the Justice
Department's actions under the Freedom of Access to Clinic
Entrances Act (FACE), a federal court in Kansas City, Missouri,
last night issued the first permanent injunction under the clinic
access law against a Kansas City woman, Regina Rene Dinwiddie.  The
injunction prohibits her from using force or threats to intimidate
or interfere with the staff and clients of any clinic, and from
coming within 500 feet of the entrance of any clinic in the
country, except for the purpose of engaging in legitimate personal
activity.  Last month, the Justice Department obtained a
preliminary injunction against Dinwiddie pending a hearing on the
request for the permanent injunction. 

     In addition to the Kansas City case, the Justice Department
has brought three other civil actions and seven criminal
prosecutions under FACE. 

     Copies of the decision can be obtained from the Office of
Public Affairs at 202-616-2765.


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