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News Articles: Series: Roe v. Wade and the future of reproductive rights in America

With <em>Roe v. Wade</em> primed to be overruled, people seeking abortions could soon face new barriers in many states. Researcher Diana Greene Foster documented what happens when someone is denied an abortion in The Turnaway Study.

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  • Health

A landmark study tracks the lasting effect of having an abortion — or being denied one

The Turnaway Study followed nearly 1,000 women who sought abortions, interviewing them regularly for years to understand the impact on their mental and financial wellbeing.

May 17, 2022
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By:
  • Megan Burbank and
  • Emily Kwong
In Atlanta, demonstrators rally in support of women's reproductive rights at the Georgia state Capitol on October 2, 2021.

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  • Law

Attorneys general and prosecutors scramble to figure out what comes next if Roe falls

Considering that the U.S. Supreme Court could overturn Roe v. Wade, there are a lot of questions about how — and whether — states and jurisdictions would enforce strict abortion laws.

May 16, 2022
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By:
  • Sam Gringlas
Protesters hold up signs during an abortion rights demonstration Saturday in New York City.

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  • National

Reproductive rights supporters rally across the country

Thousands of reproductive rights supporters are gathering Saturday at rallies across the country in protest of the Supreme Court draft opinion that would overturn Roe v. Wade.

May 14, 2022
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By:
  • Liz Baker,
  • Cheryl Corley,
  • and 1 more
Abortion rights demonstrators chant during a protest outside the Supreme Court on Tuesday.

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  • Race

Abortion is also about racial justice, experts and advocates say

Shrinking access to abortion in Republican-controlled states has already hit people of color hardest. They will bear the brunt if Roe v. Wade is overturned, experts and advocates say.

May 14, 2022
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By:
  • Sandhya Dirks
U.S. Senate Minority Leader Sen. Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., blamed Democrats for the declining trust in the Supreme Court in an interview with NPR. "The Supreme Court is not broken and doesn't need fixing," he said.

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  • Politics

McConnell defends Supreme Court on abortion, says impact will be 'a wash' in midterms

Senate's top Republican says the Supreme Court's role is to protect basic rights, even when majorities are in favor of something else. "That happens all the time."

May 13, 2022
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By:
  • Deirdre Walsh
Abortion-rights demonstrators march to the house of Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito in Alexandria, Va. The governors of Virginia and Maryland are calling on the Justice Department to tighten security at the homes of the Supreme Court justices who live in their states, as abortion-rights supporters continue to protest.

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  • Politics

Maryland and Virginia governors urge DOJ to tighten security outside justices' homes

The Republican governors are asking for federal law enforcement to take the lead in protecting the justices in the weeks and months ahead as protests continue.

May 13, 2022
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By:
  • Jonathan Franklin
Containers of mifepristone and misoprostol — medications used to end a pregnancy — sit on a table inside of a Planned Parenthood clinic in Fairview Heights, Ill.

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  • Health

How medication abortion works and what the end of Roe v. Wade could mean for it

More people seeking abortions are turning to abortion pills rather than surgical abortion. Here's what to know about the pills, which will likely be at the center of the abortion battles ahead.

May 13, 2022
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By:
  • Laurel Wamsley
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer answers questions from reporters on Capitol Hill ahead of a planned vote Wednesday on the Women's Health Protection Act.

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  • Politics

A bill to codify abortion protections fails in the Senate

Senators voted on the Women's Health Protection Act on Wednesday, but, as expected, it did not reach the 60 vote threshold to pass. It failed 49-51.

May 11, 2022
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By:
  • Deepa Shivaram
Copper IUDs are a highly effective method of contraception. Some abortion rights opponents express moral objections to IUDs and other birth control methods.

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  • News

What would overturning Roe mean for birth control?

Overturning Roe v. Wade could threaten birth control and other care, experts say.

May 11, 2022
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By:
  • Sarah McCammon
An attendee holds her child during A Texas Rally for Abortion Rights at Discovery Green in Houston, Texas, on May 7. Recently passed laws make abortion illegal after about six weeks into a pregnancy.

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  • Health

In Texas, abortion laws inhibit care for miscarriages

Medical professionals face tough quandaries when treating patients who have a miscarriage, a scenario that could soon play out around the country if abortion restrictions tighten.

May 10, 2022
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By:
  • Charlotte Huff
Maison Des Champs climbed Salesforce Tower in San Francisco last Tuesday morning. He is climbing buildings across the country to raise money for groups that work to convince women to not have abortions.

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  • National

An anti-abortion activist scales skyscrapers to spread his message

Maison Des Champs has climbed massive buildings — without the safety of a rope or harness — to raise money for groups that work to convince women to not have abortions.

May 10, 2022
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By:
  • Dustin Jones
A computer programmer prints a code on a laptop keyboard.

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  • Health

How period tracking apps and data privacy fit into a post-Roe v. Wade climate

Privacy experts warn that in a world without Roe v. Wade, data from period-tracking apps could potentially be used to penalize anyone seeking an abortion.

May 10, 2022
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By:
  • Rina Torchinsky
An abortion-rights protester holds up a sign during a demonstration in front of the Supreme Court on Saturday in Washington, D.C. Less than a week since the leaked draft of the Court's potential decision to overturn <em>Roe v. Wade,</em> protesters on both sides of the abortion debate continue to demonstrate in front of the building which has been fortified by a temporary fence.

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  • National

Abortion providers and advocates experience déjà vu as Roe v. Wade is threatened

Two abortion providers and an abortion support group leader share how they are preparing for a potential overturning of Roe v. Wade after the recent leak of a Supreme Court draft opinion.

May 10, 2022
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By:
  • Adrian Florido,
  • Jonaki Mehta,
  • and 1 more
"I refuse to enforce this draconian law," Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel said of her state's 1931 ban on abortion. She's seen here in 2020.

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  • Politics

Michigan's abortion ban is draconian and should be vacated, attorney general says

The push to overturn Michigan's 1931 law now has a new urgency, after a draft Supreme Court opinion leaked that would overturn the Roe v. Wade ruling on abortion rights.

May 09, 2022
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By:
  • Bill Chappell
Young people who support access to abortion chant in front of un-scalable fence that stands around the US Supreme Court in Washington, DC, on May 5, 2022.

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  • Politics

Democrats hope abortion will jolt young voters to action in the midterms

These midterms, younger voters have soured on the Democratic Party. Party leaders see the threat to abortion rights as an opportunity to rebuild the multigenerational coalition that elected Joe Biden.

May 09, 2022
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By:
  • Juana Summers
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