Posted on 12/10/2019 11:22:19 PM PST by Morgana
Raleigh, N.C. — An anti-abortion group will soon start operating next door to a Raleigh clinic that provides abortions as part of a legal settlement with the city.
A Hand of Hope ministry, which operates the Your Choice Pregnancy Clinic and provides free pregnancy services, purchased property at 1522 Jones Franklin Road four years ago for its new office. The site is next to A Preferred Women's Health Center.
When the Raleigh City Council rejected a zoning change to allow the ministry to move in, Hand of Hope sued. The organization argued that the city had violated its First Amendment rights to get a message out to a specific audience and its equal protection rights under the Constitution because city planning guidelines would allow churches, civic clubs and other groups to locate on the property.
The City Council had said a zoning change would be inconsistent with the city's comprehensive development plan because it wouldn't be the most efficient use of the property or generate as much tax value as a large, more coordinated office development.
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By Laura Leslie, WRAL Capitol Bureau chief
Raleigh, N.C. — An anti-abortion group will soon start operating next door to a Raleigh clinic that provides abortions as part of a legal settlement with the city.
A Hand of Hope ministry, which operates the Your Choice Pregnancy Clinic and provides free pregnancy services, purchased property at 1522 Jones Franklin Road four years ago for its new office. The site is next to A Preferred Women's Health Center.
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Ten bucks says that Abortions,Inc will petition some Obama appointee to shut it down.
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