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Planned Parenthood clinic opens
AURORA (AP) - Meagan Waycaster says she grew up knowing the emotional pain an abortion had caused her mother. Colleen Heflin-Duval says if she'd gotten pregnant when she was raped as a teenager, she would have chosen an abortion.
The women, both in their 20s, each said it was important to be present to express their beliefs as a Planned Parenthood clinic opened its doors to patients Tuesday, two weeks later than planned, after anti-abortion activists raised questions about how it received building permits.
Planned Parenthood got the necessary occupancy permit late Monday afternoon after reviews by three attorneys found no legal basis to deny it. A 40-foot pink banner reading "This Center Is Now Open" hung across one of the brick building's
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