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Thursday, September 15, 2011 NEWS
Mechelle HankersonNews Editor
Abortion clinic regulations
spark protest in VCU Compass
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Members of the Young Democrats at VCU helped organize the rally to protest regulations that would endanger many of the state’s facilities that offer abortion services.
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In addition to organizations that represented the pro-choice side of the abortion issue, pro-life organizations were present to challenge the other side. The purpose of the rally was not simply to argue abortion, but was meant to focus on the impending regulations that will be voted on Thursday morning.
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