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Article: Anti-abortion foes continue to target Planned Parenthood; Controversial Roe v. Wade decision marks 31 years
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- Telegraph - Herald (Dubuque)
- Article date:
- January 22, 2004
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NEW YORK (AP) - 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
clinic in Austin, Texas, and helped close a clinic in Houghton,
Mich., can be replicated across the country.
And, as the nation marks the 31st anniversary today 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 Parenthood's services for low-income