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LORI'S CHOICE
I would like to extend thanks to Lori Campbell for her unflinchingly brave article on partial-birth abortion ["A Mother's Heartbreak," Up Front, January]. Right-wing extremists have gone to great lengths to demonize intact dilation and extraction, but Campbell does a beautiful job of reminding us of the real, conflicted women and men facing difficult decisions. She debunks the antichoice assumption that most women who undergo this procedure are irresponsible, unmarried teenagers. I am grateful to Campbell for speaking out and grateful to VOGUE for publishing an article with the potential to be highly controversial. I hope this story inspires readers ...