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Category: Abortion rights
Posted inCommunity Voices
Roe overturned: What you need to know about the Supreme Court abortion decision
The ruling does not mean that abortion is banned throughout the United States. Rather, arguments about the legality of abortion will now play out in state legislatures.
Posted inJack Spillane column
New Bedford sits in the middle of Southeastern Mass. ‘abortion desert’
Nowhere in Greater New Bedford, Fall River or Cape Cod is there a single clinic or hospital that performs abortions
Posted inRoe v. Wade
Local abortion rights groups brace for possible overturn of Roe v. Wade
While abortion would still be legal in Massachusetts, advocates and providers say bans in other states could drive up the need for more resources locally, with some already expanding services.
Posted inPolitics
Leaked Supreme Court draft underscores significance of 2020 ROE act in Mass.
The Supreme Court has not yet issued its ruling in the case challenging the 1973 decision that legalized abortion nationally, but the draft opinion obtained by Politico shows a majority vote to strike it down.
Posted inCommunity Voices
Opinion: Republican tactics target voting rights and women’s right to choose
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