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StoryCorps Shorts: Twelve Feet from a Bomb

On January 29, 1998, the New Woman All Women Health Care Clinic in Birmingham, Alabama, was bombed. It was one of the few clinics that provided abortions in the state. Emily Lyons, a nurse, had just arrived for her shift when the homemade bomb filled with nails and gravel was detonated. At StoryCorps, Emily spoke with her husband Jeff.

StoryCorps Shorts: Twelve Feet from a Bomb

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On January 29, 1998, the New Woman All Women Health Care Clinic in Birmingham, Alabama, was bombed. It was one of the few clinics that provided abortions in the state. Emily Lyons, a nurse, had just arrived for her shift when the homemade bomb filled with nails and gravel was detonated. At StoryCorps, Emily spoke with her husband Jeff.

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