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The March for Women's Lives brings over one million protesters, mostly pro-choice, to Washington D.C. to protest the Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Act of 2003, and other restrictions on abortion.
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March for Women's Lives (2004)
Mass demonstration for women's rights in Washington, D.C.
The March for Women's Lives was a protest demonstration held on April 25, 2004 at the National Mall in Washington, D. C. There was approximately 1.3 million participants. The demonstration was led by seven groups; National Organization for Women, American Civil Liberties Union,…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Act
2003 U.S. federal law banning partial-birth abortion
The Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Act of 2003 is a United States law prohibiting a form of late termination of pregnancy called "partial-birth abortion", referred to in medical literature as intact dilation and extraction. Under this law, any physician "who, in or affecting…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Abortion
Termination of a pregnancy
Abortion is the termination of a pregnancy by removal or expulsion of an embryo or fetus. The unmodified word abortion generally refers to induced abortion, or deliberate actions to end a pregnancy. Abortion occurring without intervention is known as spontaneous abortion or…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
April 25
Day of the year
April 25 is the 115th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 250 days remain until the end of the year.Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)