Protesters line sidewalk in peaceful protest near potential future home of Planned Parenthood

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Pro-life advocates line sidewalk in peaceful protest near potential future home of Planned Parenthood

Leslie Thompson Argus Observer 17 min ago

ONTARIO — People stretched out from one end of the sidewalk to the other on the south side of the 600 block of Southwest Fourth Avenue on Saturday morning. The reason: a peaceful protest in front of the possible future home of Planned Parenthood.

The location at 640 Southwest Fourth Avenue is the former home of Four Rivers Health Care. The former clinic reportedly is going to be the new home of a Planned Parenthood clinic. Planned Parenthood offers an assortment of reproductive health care, including abortions.

While Planned Parenthood officials will not confirm the location or timing of opening such a clinic in Ontario, they have confirmed the desire to open a clinic here. The reason: abortions are poised to become illegal in Idaho except in certain limited circumstances, which means people from the Treasure Valley will have to travel farther away for services previously offered in Boise and Meridian. As abortion remains protected in Oregon, it is likely women will travel to Oregon for those services.

Currently the next closest Planned Parenthood is in Bend.

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[Sky Jewels]

1. Ugh! So sick of the term "Pro-Life"!

It's such crap.

I'm glad they're opening a clinic in the deep red part of the state though.

[mahatmakanejeeves]

2. The Associated Press Stylebook I have here (not the newest) says

"Use anti-abortion instead of pro-life and abortion rights instead of pro-abortion or pro-choice. Avoid abortionist, which connotes a person who performs clandestine abortions; use a term such as abortion doctor or abortion practitioner.

I guess the headline writer doesn't pay attention to the Associated Press. The stylebook I have here is from 2004.

[Sky Jewels]

3. Yep! Letting their bias get in there...

[NoRethugFriends]

4. Please stop using the term pro-life!

Because it's in the article doesn't mean in has to be in your subject line.

[Tree Lady]

5. I think our governor said she will help

anyone with abortion from out of state. I am proud of her and my state.