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Albuquerque votes on late-term abortion ban

Nov. 19th, 2013 11:55 pm
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ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Voters in New Mexico's largest city Tuesday were deciding whether to ban late-term abortions in a first-of-its-kind municipal election that was being closely watched as a possible new front in the abortion wars.

Albuquerque vote targets late-term abortion clinic Associated Press

The special election was expected to draw more voters than last month's mayoral contest. But the outcome was anyone's guess following an emotional and graphic campaign that included national groups and hundreds of thousands of dollars in advertising.

Police were stationed near polling places around the city as protesters from both sides tried to persuade voters who were lining up before the polls closed. One school reported an hour wait.

Michelle Halfacre said she cast her ballot in favor of the proposal, which would ban abortions after 20 weeks except to save the mother's life.

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Voice for Choice and Fighting Back

Sep. 30th, 2011 01:49 pm
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From Alternet: Rachel Maddow Talks to Victim of Anti-Choice Bullying Who's Bravely Fighting Back
Score one for Team Pro-Choice! Todd Stave, the landlord who owns the property in which abortion provider LeRoy Carhart operates his practice, became the subject of some particularly egregious anti-choice bullying recently. Protesters posted his personal information online, asking individuals to call Stave and urge him to stop renting to Dr. Carhart. Even worse, they set up shop outside his daughter's middle school during back-to-school night, flying a banner that read "Todd Stave: Please Stop the Child Killing" and included his phone number.

Rather than be intimidated or back down from this bullying, Stave chose to give anti-choicers a taste of their own medicine. He started taking down the names and phone numbers of the people who called him in protest and had volunteers call those people back to "thank them for their thoughts and tell them, 'No, he will not be shutting Dr. Carhart down,'" Rachel Maddow reported last night. (Legally, he couldn't do that even if he wanted to.) Stave also set up a website that responds to anti-abortion protesters and offers resources for victims of their bullying.

Here's Stave's Voice of Choice
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