Fact check: Does criminalization prevent abortions?
By DW
04 July 2022 |
5:27 am
Abortion was the subject of debate long before the fundamental right to the procedure was overturned in the United States, of course. DW checks the facts on claims made by opponents and supporters of abortion rights.
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