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Abortion And Reproductive Rights: The Fight Goes On

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In the national discussion on sex, abortion is always a hot-button issue. Most recently, battles were being waged in Texas between Pro-Choicers and Pro-Lifers. Check out these photos from rallies and speeches across the years.

Pro-choice activists in 1973

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The March For Women’s Lives, April 5, 1992 in Washington D.C.

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The name would be used again more than a decade later. The March for Women’s Lives on April, 25, 2004, drew a million pro-choice supporters to Washington D.C.

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A pro-choice supporter in Jackson, Mississippi, in 2006.

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Former President of NARAL Pro Choice America Nancy Keenan fights for women’s reproductive rights at the 2012 DNC. From her speech: “We believe that a woman should make health care decisions with her family, her doctor, and her God. And we believe that there's no place in that room for politicians—especially politicians who don't know how women's bodies work.”

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State Rep. Senfronia Thompson poses with supporters and props illustrating methods of “back alley” abortions on July 9, 2013 in the Texas Statehouse.

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