### Question
How does the law define physical obstruction?


### Answer
Under *18 U.S.C. § 248*, **physical obstruction** is defined as:

> rendering impassable ingress to or egress from a facility that provides reproductive health services or to or from a place of religious worship, or rendering passage to or from such a facility or place of religious worship unreasonably difficult or hazardous

#### Citation:
  - *18 U.S.C. § 248*
  - Heading: **PART I-CRIMES > CHAPTER 13-CIVIL RIGHTS**

