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July 24, 2009

Report: Abortion Providers “Routinely Targeted” in Six States
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A new report says abortion providers have been “routinely targeted” in
six states and require further government protection. The Center for
Reproductive Rights says clinics and doctors in Mississippi, North
Dakota, Missouri, Alabama, Pennsylvania, and Texas face worrying levels
of harassment. Nationwide, the group says the number of physicians and
clinics providing abortions has dropped 25 percent over the last decade.
The study was completed before the May killing of the Kansas-based
abortion provider Dr. George Tiller, whose clinic subsequently closed.



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