insane anti-choice fanatic's fake abortion service shut down by court

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Feminist Daily News Wire
August 5, 2004

Fake Abortion Service Shut Down in Louisiana
A man who has been running a fake abortion referral service for over
10 years was ordered to stop his misleading activities in a
preliminary injunction granted Wednesday by a Louisiana US District
Court. William Graham is an anti-abortion activist who promised to
connect women seeking abortions with abortion providers, only to stall
and create delays intended to prevent these women from ever receiving
an abortion, according to the Center for Reproductive Rights. Graham
advertised his service under the name ‘Causeway Center for
Women,’ a name deceptively similar to that of the legitimate
Causeway Medical Clinic. The Causeway Medical Clinic and seven women
duped by Graham are now suing him for false advertising, trademark
infringement, and fraud.

Of the seven women currently named in the lawsuit, five reported that
they were forced to carry their pregnancies to term as a result of
Graham’s deception. These women had either passed the point in
their pregnancies where they could legally get an abortion, or they
could no longer afford the cost of an abortion, which rises as a
pregnancy progresses. Graham is a known anti-abortion activist,
according to the New York Timesand is currently on probation for
enrolling in Louisiana’s anti-AIDS condom distribution program
only to throw out the 30,000 condoms he was supposed to distribute.
Suzanne Novak, an attorney for the Center for Reproductive Rights,
said Wednesday, “We are thrilled with the court’s decision
today. Now William Graham can no longer terrorize women in
Louisiana.”