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Overturning of Roe v Wade abortion rights ‘big step backwards’, says Johnson

The US Supreme Court ruling is expected to lead to abortion bans in roughly half of US states.

The Independent UK

Abortion and the Supreme Court: A short legal history of Roe

WASHINGTON — The early American laws prohibiting abortion were adopted in the 19th century in an era when women could not vote or hold elective office.

Los Angeles Times

Roe v. Wade is dead. Can you still get an abortion in California after the Supreme Court decision?

The U.S. Supreme Court overturned the landmark abortion rights case Roe v. Wade on Friday, sparking outrage throughout the vastly pro-choice Bay Area and the state. So what does this move mean for Californians?

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Steps from the court, lawmakers plot next moves on abortion - Roll Call

The Supreme Court decision on abortion marks a new milestone in the fight over reproductive health, as both sides look ahead.

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Texas Republicans cheer end of Roe v. Wade while Democrats vow to fight back in November

Attorney General Ken Paxton declared on Twitter that he would be closing his office and “making it an annual holiday” in honor of the Supreme Court decision.

The Texas Tribune

Biden condemns ‘sad day’ as Roe v Wade overturned by ‘extreme’ Supreme Court

‘Make no mistake, this decision is the culmination of a deliberate effort over decades, to upset the balance of our law’

The Independent UK

Abortion ban likely in half US states after court overturns ruling

Individual states will now be able to set their own rules after the decision following a lengthy legal battle

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US Supreme Court overturns Roe v. Wade – but for abortion opponents, this is just the beginning

The United States Supreme Court has handed down a ruling overturning Roe v. Wade, the landmark 1973 decision that found there was a constitutional right to abortion.

The Conversation

Boris Johnson brands US Supreme Court abortion ruling a 'big step backwards'

The Prime Minister weighed in over the US Supreme Court's decision to strike down Roe v Wade, which will allow individual states to ban terminations

Daily Mirror

What does abortion access look like in North Carolina after Supreme Court decision?

With Friday’s Supreme Court decision to overturn its landmark Roe v. Wade ruling, North Carolina is now one of the last states in the South to protect a pregnant person’s right to abortion.

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Abortions in Texas have stopped after Attorney General Ken Paxton said pre-Roe bans could be in effect, clinics say

Paxton and some anti-abortion activists are arguing that state laws that banned abortion before Roe v. Wade — and were never repealed — could now be in effect in Texas.

The Texas Tribune

As the Supreme Court overturns Roe v. Wade, Connecticut continues to be ‘safe harbor’ for women seeking an abortion

HARTFORD, Conn. — As the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade national protections for abortion on Friday, Connecticut has become a “safe harbor” for women seeking an abortion.

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Where Virginia’s rules on abortion stand now that Roe v. Wade is gone

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — Now that the Supreme Court has reversed Roe v. Wade, Virginia’s relatively lax regulations on abortion will be the final word on the matter in the state, at least for the time being.

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Roe reversal puts spotlight on state laws - Roll Call

The coasts are set to become de facto safe havens for access to abortion, while much of the South and Midwest will become abortion deserts.

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The Independent UK

AOC joins protests outside Supreme Court, says Roe v Wade ruling ‘not a reason to give up’

The New York Democrat says the death of the 1973 Supreme Court decision is ‘a call for us to expand our organising on the ground, and to do the actually transformative work in our communities and in our areas.’

The Conversation

Roe v. Wade overturned: Will more Americans travel to Canada and Mexico for abortions?

The United States Supreme Court has overturned Roe v. Wade, the landmark 1973 decision that guaranteed federal constitutional protections of abortion rights for American women.

The Independent UK

Abortion ruling to test Biden's political, policy plans

The U.S. Supreme Court decision overturning Roe v. Wade will test President Joe Biden's ability to preserve abortion access

Chicago Sun-Times

Dobbs decision: Reactions to the end of Roe v. Wade

With the Supreme Court’s decision in the case of Dobbs v Jackson Women’s Health Organization, Roe v. Wade has been overturned.

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Abortion banned in Missouri as trigger law takes effect, following Supreme Court ruling

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Nearly all abortion is now banned in Missouri following the U.S. Supreme Court decision Friday ending the federal right to the procedure that marks the culmination of a decades-long campaign by Missouri abortion opponents to restrict – and one day eliminate – the lawful ability to…

Axios

Democrats condemn Supreme Court's abortion ruling

"Today is one of the darkest days our country has ever seen," Senate Majority Leader Schumer said.

The Independent UK

Michelle Obama expresses heartbreak over Supreme Court decision to overturn Roe v Wade: ‘Horrifying’

Supreme Court overturned nearly 50-year-old constitutional right to abortion on Friday

The Independent UK

‘It’s a war’: The woman who helped open one of the first abortion clinics in America on the fight to protect women’s rights

Merle Hoffman helped open the centre two years before landmark ruling. Now, ‘I’ll be damned if I’m going down without a fight,’ she tells Alex Woodward

The Independent UK

‘God bless Justice Alito’: Conservatives rejoice as Supreme Court strikes down Roe

Republican politicians like Ted Cruz, Marjorie Taylor Greene and Lauren Boebert swiftly praised the decision

The Independent UK

AG James vows New York will remain ‘safe haven’ for abortion as she slams ‘vicious decision’ to overturn Roe

‘The Supreme Court’s vicious decision to overturn Roe v. Wade is one of the darkest moments in the history of this nation,’ she tweets

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Here’s how Texas’ abortion trigger law works, now that Roe v. Wade has been overturned

Texas’ so-called “trigger” law will further restrict abortion access after Roe v. Wade was overturned.

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