US: Abortion opponents celebrate end of Roe amid backlash
By DW
29 January 2023 |
1:31 pm
Seven months after the US Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, anti-abortion activists are pushing for stricter limits on the procedure at the state and national level.
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