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City Wipes Plans for an ‘Abortion Provider Appreciation Day’ Following Backlash from Pro-Life Supporters

 

By Madeline Leesman

 

Democratic Mayor Justin Wilson in Alexandria, Virginia nixed a plan to honor the city’s abortion providers following backlash from religious leaders and conservative media outlets.

According to The Washington Post,  pro-abortion advocates have pushed for years to make March 10 a day to recognize abortion providers. On this day in 1993, an OB/GYN was murdered outside his abortion clinic in Florida during a protest. The Post noted that “the day has been recognized in recent years with proclamations in Atlanta, Minneapolis and St. Louis, as well as in Washington state.”

The Post explained that Whole Woman’s Health, one of the abortion clinics in northern Virginia, asked a city lawmaker for an in-person proclamation from Wilson declaring March 10 as “Abortion Provider Appreciation Day” in Alexandria. However, pushback from “Roman Catholic leaders and some residents, including at least one former Trump House official,” prompted city officials to reverse course.

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