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AP: NARAL Pro-Choice backs Obama

By Sam Graham-Felsen - May 14th, 2008 at 1:39 pm EDT

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NEW YORK (AP) - Democrat Barack Obama has won the endorsement of NARAL Pro-Choice America. The leading abortion rights advocacy organization has supported rival Hillary Rodham Clinton throughout her political career.
The organization was set to announce the endorsement of its political action committee Wednesday.
NARAL president Nancy Keenan said in a statement: "Today, we are proud to put our organization's grassroots and political support behind the pro-choice candidate whom we believe will secure the Democratic nomination and advance to the general election. That candidate is Senator Obama."
Officials said NARAL's political committee board was about evenly divided among Clinton and Obama supporters and that the decision to endorse was hard fought. Ultimately, the board voted unanimously Friday to support the Illinois senator.

For more on Obama's support for a woman's right to choose, check out Women.BarackObama.com.

UPDATE: If you'd like to call NARAL and thank them for their support of Senator Obama, you can reach them at (202) 973-3000 or email them at can@prochoiceamerica.org. And if you'd like to leave a comment on NARAL's blog, click here.

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