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Protests to Continue as Senate Panel Takes Up Abortion Bill

As a Senate committee on Monday gets back to work on abortion legislation that has captured national attention, protesters from both sides of the debate — including former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee — will descend on the Capitol to rally their supporters.

by Veronica Zaragovia, KUT News

Anti-abortion activists on the Texas Capitol lawn on the first day of the second special session of the Legislature, July 1, 2013.
Credit: Todd Wiseman

As a Senate committee on Monday gets back to work on abortion legislation that has captured national attention, protesters from both sides of the debate — including former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee — will descend on the Capitol to rally their supporters.

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Veronica Zaragovia

KUT NEWS