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Spending Bill Provision Lifts Abortion Requirement

By Julie Rovner
Published November 21, 2004 at 9:00 PM PST

As part of a Congressional spending bill, family planning facilities are now permitted to opt out of offering abortion as an option to women. NPR's Julie Rovner reports.

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