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Berkeley Council Sends Hangers As Abortion Message

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Dec 9, 2009 10:06 pm US/Pacific

Berkeley Council Sends Hangers As Abortion Message

BERKELEY (CBS 5 / AP) ― The Berkeley City Council has a pointed message for Democratic members of the U.S. House of Representatives who voted to keep federal funds from being used to pay for abortions.

The governing body of this proudly liberal city on Wednesday sent a coat hanger and a letter to each of the 20 lawmakers urging them to reconsider any steps that would limit access to abortions. Abortion rights advocates use coat hangers as a symbol because they were often used to induce miscarriages before abortion was legal.

The City Council voted 8-1 to send the hangers, saying it hoped they would "emphasize the importance of this message." Council member Gordon Wozniak said he thought the graphic illustration was inappropriate and could backfire on the city.

(© 2010 CBS Broadcasting Inc. All Rights Reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. The Associated Press contributed to this report.)

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