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If Roe v. Wade is overturned, as a leaked draft opinion from the Supreme Court suggests it could be, millions of Americans could lose access to abortions where they live.
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Recent legislative activities in countries show the U.S. risks being out of step with the progress that the rest of the world is making in protecting sexual and reproductive rights.
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Despite gaining national traction in the 1970s, the history of the anti-abortion movement in the U.S. goes back more than a century before the landmark Supreme Court decision.
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The U.S. Supreme Court has supposedly decided to overrule Roe V. Wade, according to a leaked first draft opinion obtained by Politico. The document has not been verified by NPR.
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The new law, which takes effect July 1, doesn't have exceptions for rape, incest or human trafficking.
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The measure in Florida comes as Republicans across the country move to tighten access to the procedure.
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Members of the Florida House passed a measure just after midnight that would ban most abortions after 15 weeks. After hours of debate, protestors erupted in the chant “my body my choice.”
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Under the bills, abortions after 15 weeks could be performed if the pregnant woman's life or health are at serious risk, but not in cases of rape or incest.
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So-called "trigger laws" in 12 states would automatically enact an abortion ban if Roe is overturned. In nine others, bans that were blocked by courts or have long been unenforced could take effect.
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At issue is whether to reverse the court's nearly half-century-old decision, Roe v. Wade, and subsequent decisions declaring that women have a constitutional right to terminate a pregnancy.
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Reaffirming someone's right to an abortion is what a new pair of bills filed in the Florida legislature would do. One of the bill's sponsors, Sen. Lori Berman (D-Boynton Beach), says even if neither bill gets a hearing, it will be a way to start conversations with Republicans that abortion is healthcare.
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The Texas law has no exceptions for survivors of rape or incest. Social workers say that's hurting some survivors financially, psychologically and physically.