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Article: Abortion Foes Target Planned Parenthood
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- January 21, 2004
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DAVID CRARY, AP National Writer
AP Online
01-21-2004
Dateline: NEW YORK
Energized by successes in Texas and Michigan, activists opposed to abortion are expanding aggressive campaigns against a favorite target _ the Planned Parenthood Federation of America.
Activists hope the tactics that delayed construction of a new Planned Parenthood clinic in Austin, Texas, and helped shut down a clinic in Houghton, Mich., can be replicated across the country.
And, as the nation marks the 31st anniversary Thursday of the Roe v. Wade decision legalizing abortion, opponents of the procedure want to convince more state and local governments to cut off public funding that subsidizes some of Planned ...