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===Nancy Russo===
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Nancy Russo, another member of the task force, is a significant figure in the APA subgroup involved pro-choice advocacy.  In a letter in the APA's newsletter responding to the subgroups one sided promotion of pro-choice activism, Russo wrote:
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Nancy Russo is a significant figure in the APA subgroup involved pro-choice advocacy.  In a letter in the APA's newsletter responding to the subgroups one sided promotion of pro-choice activism, Russo wrote:
   
<blockquote>In 1969, APA's Council of Representatives resolved that abortion be considered a "civil right of the pregnant woman." More recently, pro-life misrepresentation of research findings led the council to resolve that APA disseminate scientific information on reproductive issues to policy-makers and the public. Our work is a direct response to that mandate.
 
<blockquote>In 1969, APA's Council of Representatives resolved that abortion be considered a "civil right of the pregnant woman." More recently, pro-life misrepresentation of research findings led the council to resolve that APA disseminate scientific information on reproductive issues to policy-makers and the public. Our work is a direct response to that mandate.
 
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