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Abortion
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What happens if Roe v. Wade is overturned? LGBTQ+ legal experts are worried about civil rights.
Some legal experts say the draft opinion leaves critical civil rights law vulnerable, including precedent that granted Americans the right to same-sex relationships and marriage equality.
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Anti-abortion groups applaud leaked Supreme Court decision, but prep for more work to be done
‘Now is the time to get to work and create a world that supports and protects not just the unborn person in the womb, but the equally as human and valuable people carrying them,’ one anti-abortion advocate wrote.
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How the Supreme Court leak immediately reverberated in U.S. Senate races
Democrats in competitive races quickly argued that they need more Senate seats to protect abortion access, while the Republican response was more muted — and sometimes didn’t reflect the reality of proposed legislation.
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Abortion providers expected that Roe v. Wade could be overturned. But the leaked draft made it real.
Abortions remain legal in every state. But the leak is pushing providers to begin envisioning a country without federal abortion rights.
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Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito argued abortion isn’t an economic issue. But is that true?
Some of the elements Alito describes in the opinion are still a work in progress. In other cases, they are leaving out some of the most vulnerable Americans, experts say.
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Tensions run high outside Supreme Court as hundreds gather after Roe v. Wade draft opinion leak
Some anti-abortion activists celebrated plans to “dance on the grave” of Roe v. Wade, while abortion rights advocates feared for the future.
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Kamala Harris: ‘There is nothing hypothetical about this moment’ on abortion
The vice president, along with other speakers at an event for the abortion-rights group Emily’s List, focused on the midterm elections a day after a report indicated the Supreme Court was poised to overturn Roe v. Wade.
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Blue states have passed laws to shore up abortion access, but it may not be enough to address potential surge
Several Democratic-led statehouses have taken steps in recent months to codify abortion protections, but few have done anything to increase access in anticipation of out-of-state patients.
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Impacts of leaked Supreme Court draft decision could have a 'chilling effect' on abortion access
Abortion clinics have already been working to try to publicize information about what is currently legal — as well as about the impending Dobbs decision.
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What we know about the Supreme Court draft opinion — and what it could mean for abortion access
If Roe is overturned, the level of abortion access — or if the procedure is legal at all — would be left to the states.