Abortion clinic bill sparks debate
Photo credit: Getty Images | Rep. Nita Lowey (D-Westchester), then chairwoman of the U.S. House subcommittee on state, foreign operations and related programs, questions then-Deputy Secretary of State John Negroponte about an emergency supplemental request for Iraq and Afghanistan as Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. (D-Ill.) looks on. (March 6, 2008)
Supporters and opponents of abortion rights are gearing up for a battle over proposed legislation that would prohibit protesters from blocking patients and workers at Westchester County health clinics.
On Monday, supporters of the proposed bill, including U.S. Rep. Nita Lowey (D-N.Y.), held a news conference in the rotunda of the county government building hours ahead of an evening public...
