Although Massachusetts Attorney General Martha Coakley (D) and state Sen. Scott Brown (R) -- who are vying for the state's U.S. Senate seat -- both say they support Roe v. Wade, abortion-rights groups are backing Coakley, while an antiabortion-rights group has sided with Brown, the Boston Globe reports. Abortion-rights organizations point to Coakley's long record of support for their cause. Before entering politics in 1986, Coakley worked as a private lawyer and volunteered time to help minors secure court orders for abortion procedures when they were unable to obtain parental consent...
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