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Thousands Rally for Reproductive Health in D.C.

HeadlineApr 08, 2011

Thousands of people rallied on Capitol Hill Thursday to protest the Republican-led effort against women’s reproductive health programs. Since taking control of the House in January, Republican lawmakers have proposed measures that would cut off public funds for abortions, bar federal funds from covering any abortion-related health plan costs, and deny federal family planning grants to any organizations that perform abortions, regardless of whether or not the organization uses that federal money for abortions.

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