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Article: Planned Parenthood Suffers Another Major Defeat.
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- PR Newswire
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- October 8, 1998
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STAFFORD, Va., Oct. 8 /PRNewswire/ -- "It has not been a good year for Planned Parenthood," said Jim Sedlak, director of STOPP (Stop Planned Parenthood) International, a division of American Life League. "Planned Parenthood has been facing major opposition across the country this year, and late yesterday it saw its premier legislative issue go down to a stunning defeat in the House of Representatives."
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