1.   And demonstrators from abortion rights groups have waved placards questioning his commitment to abortion rights.

2.   Another difference is that Ashcroft is drawing fire not only from abortion rights groups, but civil rights and pro-gun-control organizations.

3.   Ashcroft is as staunch an opponent of abortion as can be found anywhere in Congress and abortion rights groups are meeting Friday to discuss their approach.

4.   At a September convention, he pushed to run the abortion rights group Republicans for Choice organization out of the party, according to interviews and press accounts.

5.   At the moment, abortion rights groups are particularly galvanized.

6.   A leading abortion rights group accused Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison on Thursday of misrepresenting her views on the issue.

7.   A Republican abortion rights group calls it a virtual gag order.

8.   Abortion rights groups campaigned hard against Bush last year, asserting that he would create a court that would roll back those rights.

9.   Abortion rights groups have emphasized reproductive freedom for women.