Nation: The Fanatical Abortion Fight

The momentum now is with the opponents ur hero, Henry Hyde!" shouted the speaker last week at a rally in Cincinnati's Fountain Square. As the portly Republican Congressman from Illinois stepped to the rostrum, the crowd of 3,500 chanted: "Life! Life! Life!" Elderly women wearing white gloves held up red roses. Men lifted up small children. "We're here to remind America of its soul," declared the silver-haired Hyde. "Religious ideals have always guided our country." When he was done speaking, members of the audience began another cadenced cheer: "We're for life, and we...

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