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Friday, July 29, 2005
Shout Them Down
The anti-abortion, Christian fundamentalist Crusade for Life will target Planned Parenthood's 16th Street Clinic on Saturday, July 30. The Crusade aims to intimidate, condemn and shame women seeking abortions, and to seize the opportunity to rally behind George Bush's anti-choice Supreme Court nominee, John Roberts.
The Crusade for Life is a group of lying, sexist, anti-abortion bigots. They say that all abortion should be banned, including cases of rape and incest. They propagate the lie that abortion causes breast cancer. They do not care about the thousands of women who have died from unsafe, back-alley abortions. They also oppose all forms of birth control. To this end, the Crusade and the American Life League have orchestrated an extensive, national campaign to shut down Planned Parenthood.
This destructive message cannot go unopposed. We must defend abortion rights and women's rights to reproductive freedom. Be there on Saturday, July 30, starting at 8 a.m., at the Planned Parenthood Clinic (1108 16th St. NW, near L St.). For more information, email niharkbhatt@yahoo.com or call 202/667-0049.
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