Bond set in abortion kidnapping | The Columbus Dispatch: A man who police say tried to force his pregnant girlfriend to have an abortion made his first appearance in court yesterday, with groups on both sides of the abortion issue expressing outrage at his actions. While inside the clinic, the woman passed a note to a clinic employee, detailing her situation. Police arrested Dominic Holt-Reid in the parking lot. Yolanda Burgess was not harmed. Police found a 45-caliber handgun in Holt-Reid's waistband.
NARAL Pro-Choice Ohio condemned Holt-Reid's actions and focused on the quick work of the clinic employee. "I think that what happened at Founder's clinic shows the dedication that clinic workers have to make sure that when women come to the clinic, it's their choice," said Kellie Copeland, the group's executive director. "We want women to make their own decisions - not a boyfriend's, not a government." She also said she continued to be concerned for Burgess' safety and welfare.
The Center for Bio-Ethical Reform, an anti-abortion group, focused on Burgess, who "refused to kill her unborn baby. The whole idea of coercing an abortion is common," said Mark Harrington, executive director of the group's Midwest affiliate.
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