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Pro-choice demonstrators oppose Operation Rescue outside Queens, It wasn't that long ago that waves of coathangers with reddened tips were commonly visible at protests and marches supporting the legalization of abortion.
Before the Supreme Court's 1973 Roe v. Wade decision recognizing See pp. 10-11.
women's fundamental right to choose, women, desperate to terminate a pregnancy, commonly utilized coathangers and other sharp instruments to induce abortions. Many were maimed and killed.
Since the 1973 victory, more than 20 million women have been able to obtain abortions in a safe and legal environment. Yet despite the legalization of abortion, many women still have their options limited and their lives and health jeopardized.
Right-wing forces who want to turn the clock back have succeeded in having all federal funds for abortions cut off in 37 states. Over a decade ago, Rosie Jimenez became the first victim of this new denial of women's constitutional rights.
In recent months, these wellfunded, anti-women forces have become bolder in their attempts to restrict and roll back women's reproductive rights.
Groups opposing legal abortion are blocking entrances and invading clinics performing abortions. Clinic bombings are taking place around the country. And now the Supreme Court is considering a case that could overturn the Roe v. Wade decision, leaving the determination of abortion's legality to each individual state.
In response to these threats, women are organizing to defend their rights. The National Organization for Women (NOW) has issued a national call for an April 9 National March for Women's Equality, Women's Lives in Washington, D.C. This demonstration can send a clear message that the majority of people in this country will not tolerate the curtailment of women's rights.
All out for April 9! No More Coathanger Abortions! RIGHTS/ "OPERATION DEFEND CLINI RESCUE clinic on Dec. ORD Donna Binderimnact Visuak
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Special report: The women's 16 years after Roe v. Wade,