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January 23, 2014

Anti-Choice Activists Rally in D.C.; Courts Reject Abortion Curbs in NC, AZ 
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Thousands of anti-choice activists braved freezing temperatures on
Wednesday to march against abortion rights in Washington, D.C. The
so-called March for Life is held every year on the anniversary of Roe v.
Wade, the 1973 Supreme Court decision that legalized abortion. The march
comes amidst new setbacks for anti-choice measures at the state level.
Last week a federal judge struck down a North Carolina law forcing
doctors to perform ultrasounds on women seeking an abortion. The Supreme
Court also declined to overturn a ruling striking down Arizona's ban on
abortions after 20 weeks. Over the past three years, states have passed
some 200 restrictions on abortion, more than in the entire previous
decade.

 

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