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Colorado’s anti-abortion movement is in turmoil after Colorado Right to Life was dumped by its national organization Wednesday, in large part for attacking Focus on the Family founder James Dobson.

“We got kicked out for speaking the truth,” said Leslie Hanks, longtime vice president of Colorado Right to Life, one of the nation’s oldest anti-abortion groups. “But we have to stand for what’s right and suffer the consequences.” The booting of the organization, which was founded in the early 1970s - several years before National Right to Life - signals a deep philosophical rift in the movement. It’s between those who believe abortion must be stopped all at once, which is the hard-line approach of Colorado Right to Life, and those who believe abortion will be overcome by making incremental changes in public beliefs and laws.

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Source: The Washington Times © 2007 United Press International

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