1.   Although abortion rights advocates held counter-demonstrations, there were no violent incidents.

2.   Although the language stood for only one year, it drew the ire of abortion rights advocates.

3.   And as soon as the Food and Drug Administration announced its approval of mifepristone in September, abortion rights advocates reported great excitement.

4.   And abortion clinics and abortion rights advocates like Planned Parenthood say they have been swamped with calls from women asking about the pill.

5.   As one result, abortion advocates say, the numbers of doctors willing to terminate preganancies has declined dramatically in recent years.

6.   Boxer is a strong abortion rights advocate who has vigorously fought the ban on partial birth abortion.

7.   Abortion rights advocates criticized the court ruling, arguing that parental notification is not always the best course for troubled teen-agers.

8.   Abortion rights advocates hope that, over time, more doctors will become comfortable with Mifeprex.

9.   Abortion rights advocates say they fear that such an omission is the first step down the slippery slope toward a reversal of Roe vs. Wade.

10.   Abortion rights advocates would prefer to see stiffer penalties for attacks on pregnant women.