An interesting question came to me from CQ reader Adam W regarding the Los Angeles Times' story about Fred Thompson and his supposed work
for the National Family Planning and Reproductive Health Association in
1991. The only evidence of this work comes from a copy of the NFPRHA's
board minutes from September 14, 1991 that claims that the group had
hired "Fred Thompson, Esq. as counsel to aid us in discussions with the
administration" to end the rule barring abortion counseling at clinics
that received federal funds. A couple of the group's principals swear
that they hired Thompson;
Thompson denies working for them, and the man
whom Fred would have had to meet categorically states that he never
discussed the gag rule with Fred at all.
Now a new bit of indirect evidence has been found. [continued]
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