Concrete Argument
From Tom Paine Weblog
Nov. 11th, 2003

In the latest example of how right-wing thuggery has been used to block access to safe abortions, a Texas construction company has backed out of a project to build a Planned Parenthood clinic in Austin after concrete suppliers boycotted the job. Building stopped when the San Antonio-based Browning Construction Co. pulled out last week after a boycott was announced by a right-wing coalition of Republicans and religious activists. Subcontractors for Browning Construction Company said they were harassed and feared for their safety.

And today, Planned Parenthood announced that it will serve as its own contractor to build the clinic.The development follows a Texas legislative session hostile to reproductive rights, with two new bills passed that place further restrictions on already stringent state abortion regulations.
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