OLYMPIA, Washington, July 7 (LSN) Pro-Life Infonet reported recently that Washington state has amassed 222,000 signatures to trigger a referendum on partial-birth abortions on the November 3 ballot. Just over 179,000 signatures were required. Also, pro-life attorney James Bopp, Jr. has been hired to defend West Virginia’s partial-birth abortion ban against Planned Parenthood’s objections. Mr. Bopp, an expert in pro-life matters and free speech issues, is also defending a similar law in Wisconsin. The West Virginia case is to go to court on July 9, 1998.
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