BY JERRY FREIWIRTH
HOUSTON - Three women's clinics here that perform abortions were attacked early on July 8 by the release of a highly noxious chemical. This follows four similar attacks last weekend in New Orleans, according to Judy Reiner, a spokesperson for Houston Planned Parenthood, which is one of the largest providers of abortion and reproductive services in the area. The chemical, presumably released by an opponent of the right to choose abortion, was identified as butyric acid. It made several people ill.

The Socialist Workers candidate for Texas governor, Laura Garza, denounced the attacks, saying, "This isan attack on the rights of all working people. The right to abortion is vital if women are to be full and equal members of society." Garza called for broad public protests of the clinic attacks.  
 
 
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