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July 9, 2013

More Than 60 Detained as Pro-Choice Activists Join "Moral Monday" Protests in North Carolina 
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Thousands of people gathered at the North Carolina Legislative Building
for the 10th weekly "Moral Monday" protest called by the NAACP to
protest the agenda of the Republican-led state Legislature. Many arrived
in pink T-shirts to protest a series of anti-choice restrictions passed
by the state Senate last week without a public hearing. The bill
requires abortion clinics to meet the standards of ambulatory surgical
centers, which critics say would shut down all but one of the state's
abortion clinics. On Monday, more than 60 people were arrested at the
"Moral Monday" action, including Janet Colm, CEO of Planned Parenthood
of Central North Carolina. More protests are expected today as the state
House holds a hearing on the bill.

 

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