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A year since rollback of Roe v. Wade: How America has changed

By France24
27 June 2023   |   10:52 am
Wade, Trends in State Abortion Laws Have Emerged. In the absence of federal protections, state legislatures have become arbiters of abortion access, with some states banning or severely restricting abortion and others improving and protecting it.

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