Crowd decries U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade, vows to continue the fight.
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Impassioned Biden signs order on abortion access
The president’s executive order is in response to the Supreme Court’s ruling that ended the nationwide right to abortion and left it to states to determine whether or how to allow the procedure.
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Judge rejects challenge of Mississippi law that would ban most abortions
The law – which state lawmakers passed before the U.S. Supreme Court overturned the 1973 ruling that allowed abortions nationwide – is set to take effect Thursday.
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Hundreds protest in Portland on the Fourth for abortion rights
Later, they marched up Congress Street to the city’s annual fireworks display on the Eastern Promenade.
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Google to delete user data on trips to abortion clinics, other location info
Google also cited counseling centers, fertility centers, addiction treatment facilities, weight loss clinics and cosmetic surgery clinics as other destinations that will be erased from users’ location histories.
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Photo Album: Protesters march in Lewiston for abortion rights
Learn More: Maine reproductive rights advocates say they’ll keep fighting in wake of Supreme Court decision
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Instagram hides some posts that mention abortion
In some cases, it’s requiring users to confirm their age before letting them view posts offering information about the procedure.
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Hundreds rally for abortion rights in Portland
The speakers at Sunday’s demonstration in Monument Square included several women who shared their experiences of having had an abortion.
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Here’s where each U.S. state stands on abortion
The U.S. Supreme Court has overturned Roe v. Wade, a decision that sets up the potential for legal fights between the states.
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Justice Clarence Thomas suggests court reconsider contraception, same-sex marriage rulings
In a separate opinion, Thomas expressed his support for revisiting other Supreme Court rulings that he and other conservatives believe should be left to individual states.