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... she described Planned Parenthood's strategy to insure the Stupak amendment's exclusion from the final health-care bill as ...

... Richards, alongside other liberal pro-abortion rights groups, has launched an all-out war on the Stupak amendment, the anti-abortion rights provision approved by the House in Saturday's health-care vote. In yesterday's conference call, she described Planned Parenthood's strategy to insure the Stupak amendment's exclusion from the final health-care bill as two-pronged: "Smart lobbying strategies in Washington [and] very robust grassroots engagement."

The grassroots engagement part kicked off nearly overnight. On Tuesday, Planned Parenthood hosted a "standing room only" meeting with "dozens" of progressive groups at its office in Washington. Politico reported that MoveOn.org, the American Civil Liberties Union, and Service Employees International Union were in attendance. They have logged thousands of calls to members of Congress and, last night, launched an online petition. Next week Planned Parenthood will host a meeting with CEOs from reproductive health groups, labor movement, and broader progressive movement. ...

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