Contractor Quits Abortion Clinic Project

AUSTIN, Texas Nov. 5 — One of the state's largest construction companies backed out of a project to build a clinic where abortions would be provided, after concrete suppliers boycotted the job, Planned Parenthood says.
Danielle Tierney, spokeswoman for Planned Parenthood of the Texas Capital Region, said San Antonio-based Browning Construction Co. pulled out on Tuesday, about six weeks after the start of the boycott.

Tierney called the boycott a "campaign of harassment and intimidation" and vowed the building would be completed.
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The Austin Area Pro-Life Concrete Contractors and Suppliers Association announced the boycott shortly before the project began. Chairman Chris Danze, owner of Maldonado and Danze Inc., said every concrete supplier within 60 miles of Austin had agreed not to supply materials.

Danze called Planned Parenthood "a social movement that promotes sexual chaos, especially of our youth."

http://abcnews.go.com/wire/US/ap20031105_1236.html

I disagree, but I can't complain if they oppose the project and don't want to do it. Somehow, I think there will be another firm that steps forward.

Pretty scummy behavior IMHO

They probably discovered it was hurting them in a big way.

I break commitments all the time. I don't care.

Someone else will finish the contract.

If they opposed the project.

They were pressured & they caved.

n/t

I prefer that headline.

these insane people--absolutely insane people--no wonder George had to get born again religion real quick--with fanatic, wild eyed Christian people like this, he was clever eneough to jump on that bandwagon--and he is, or someone is, clever eneough to keep it cranked up. My intutition tells me that someone is going to get hurt down there. Hope not--really hope not. They just sound like they are out of control.

yourself up for major legal problems.

Why in the hell did they bid on the building in the first place?

Construction is a high stakes affair. Of course life and death matters such as gyn. care are even higher.

that will be happy to do the job. Kick the narrow minded sons of bitches out of there.

Racketeering and Influencing Corrupt Organications action?

I know you could.

What the right is involved in is a criminal enterprise to force their political views through fear and intimidation.

Which is awfully close to the definition of terrorism.

But I'd settle for seeing some major GOPers forfit their homes, cars, life savings, etc plus jail time.

There is a long way to travel from the idea of someone using a legal boycott or public relations to enforce a position to racketeering. By your definition, the various boycotts of the Civil Rights movement would have resulting in forfeiture.

...for hell sakes. No wonder the Neocon Fundies get away with so many lies.

What a great way to get started in a business. Even in Texas pro-choicers probably match pro-lifers in numbers. That's a lot of business for some entrepreneurial type.

was saddened that the receptionist area had to be constructed with bullet resistant glass as well as fortified explosive resistant walls.

pregnancies due to lack of birth control and abortion services.

Oh and lest we forget...women actually get Pap smears and breast exams! Oh the Chaos! Oh the morons of Texas!

There is something wrong in the world....