'A whirlwind': Abortion in Minnesota one year after the fall of Roe v. Wade

Jun 24, 2023 View Original Article
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    -12% Somewhat Liberal

  • Reliability

    80% ReliableGood

  • Policy Leaning

    10% Center

  • Politician Portrayal

    70% Negative

Bias Score Analysis

The A.I. bias rating includes policy and politician portrayal leanings based on the author’s tone found in the article using machine learning. Bias scores are on a scale of -100% to 100% with higher negative scores being more liberal and higher positive scores being more conservative, and 0% being neutral.

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"Here's how abortion in Miesota has changed in the country's first year post-Roe."
Positive
6% Conservative
"The increase in qualified abortion providers comes as Plaed Parenthood readies to expand abortion access within the state."
Positive
6% Conservative
"In the year since Roe fell, Miesota is considered a haven and an island for abortion in the Upper Midwest."
Positive
4% Conservative
"With access to abortion heavily restricted or nonexistent in three neighboring states, patient volume has increased at Miesota's abortion clinics."
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-10% Liberal
"As neighboring states clamped down on abortion after Dobbs, Miesota made moves to expand access by removing certain restrictions on patients and providers."
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-12% Liberal
"Others, such as North Dakota, would impose new restrictions on abortion in the weeks and months following the Dobbs decision."
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-18% Liberal
"It's official, it's over,' Peterson said, referencing the Texas law that bans abortion beyond six weeks of pregnancy and allows members of the public sue anyone involved with an abortion that was claimed to be performed illegally."
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-28% Liberal
"Richardson described post-Roe America as a patchwork quilt of laws.The shifting legal sands make it hard for patients to keep up with what care they can and caot access and, as a result, many are scared even in states where abortion remains legal, Richardson said."
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-68% Liberal
"And, for Richardson, there's the larger picture of reproductive health care access, particularly for people of color."
Positive
6% Conservative
"We're looking into relocating one of our health centers in the Mankato area so that we can add additional space, and we are currently waiting for confirmation on a potential grant that would allow us to expand abortion care at our Vandalia location, as well, in St. Paul, Richardson said."
Positive
2% Conservative
"During the last year, we've seen nearly a 100"
Negative
-12% Liberal
"In response to the Senate passing the Protect Reproductive Options Act in late January 2023, Senate Minority Leader Mark Johnson called it the most extreme abortion bill, not just in the state, but in the world."
Negative
-32% Liberal
"Richardson described post-Roe America as a patchwork quilt of laws.The shifting legal sands make it hard for patients to keep up with what care they can and caot access and, as a result, many are scared even in states where abortion remains legal, Richardson said."
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-46% Liberal
"Richardson described post-Roe America as a patchwork quilt of laws.The shifting legal sands make it hard for patients to keep up with what care they can and caot access and, as a result, many are scared even in states where abortion remains legal, Richardson said."
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-46% Liberal

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Contributing sentiments towards policy:

53% : Here's how abortion in Minnesota has changed in the country's first year post-Roe.
53% : The increase in qualified abortion providers comes as Planned Parenthood readies to expand abortion access within the state.
52% : In the year since Roe fell, Minnesota is considered a haven and an island for abortion in the Upper Midwest.
45% : With access to abortion heavily restricted or nonexistent in three neighboring states, patient volume has increased at Minnesota's abortion clinics.
44% : As neighboring states clamped down on abortion after Dobbs, Minnesota made moves to expand access by removing certain restrictions on patients and providers.
41% : Others, such as North Dakota, would impose new restrictions on abortion in the weeks and months following the Dobbs decision.
36% : It's official, it's over,'" Peterson said, referencing the Texas law that bans abortion beyond six weeks of pregnancy and allows members of the public sue anyone involved with an abortion that was claimed to be performed illegally.
16% : Richardson described post-Roe America as a "patchwork quilt of laws.""The shifting legal sands make it hard for patients to keep up with what care they can and cannot access and, as a result, many are scared even in states where abortion remains legal," Richardson said.

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