    [Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: William J. Clinton (1993, Book I)]
    [March 11, 1993]
    [Page 278]
    [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office www.gpo.gov]

    Exchange With Reporters Prior to a Meeting With the Congressional Caucus
    for Women's Issues
    March 11, 1993

    Abortion Clinic Shooting

        Q. Mr. President, do you have any reaction to the shooting of Dr.
    Gunn in Pensacola?
        The President. Yes. I was outraged by it. We have got to create a
    climate in this country where people do not think that is acceptable.
    And I think that's--how could someone have thought that they could take
    civil disobedience and carry it one extra step? Dr. Gunn was exercising
    his constitutional rights. And what happened was awful.

    President Boris Yeltsin of Russia

        Q. [Inaudible]--Yeltsin apparently had informed you that he plans to
    dissolve or may have to dissolve the Parliament. Have you gotten word of
    that, and what's your reaction to it?
        The President. I have had no communication from him today, or if it
    has, it hasn't been communicated to----
        Q. Thank you.

    Chancellor Helmut Kohl of Germany

        Q. How about Mr. Kohl? Has Mr. Kohl called you about a summit?
        The President. If he has, no one on my staff has told me he's called
    me today.

    Note: The exchange began at 5:35 p.m. in the Roosevelt Room at the White
    House. A tape was not available for verification of the content of this
    exchange.