Spirit of '73: Rock For Choice | |
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Compilation album | |
Released | August 8, 1995 |
Length | 62:08 |
Label | 550 Music/Epic Records |
Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
Allmusic | [1] |
Entertainment Weekly | (B) [2] |
Spirit of '73: Rock For Choice is a 1995 compilation album issued by 550 Music/Epic Records. The album was put together by the activist group Feminist Majority and the liner notes state that the proceeds of the album went to supporting the Becky Bell/Rosie Jimenez Campaign "to lift consent laws and federal funding restrictions that are forcing young women to turn to back-alley abortions". The compilation's title is inspired by the January 22, 1973 Roe v. Wade Supreme Court decision that legalized abortion in the United States.
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