Roe v. Wade's 49th anniversary: With ruling in doubt, states act on abortion

Jan 22, 2022 View Original Article
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    94% Extremely Conservative

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"Less than a month into the 2022 legislative sessions, battles over the future of abortion already are setting up around the U.S. Republican lawmakers are proposing new restrictions modeled after laws in Texas and Mississippi that present a direct challenge to the landmark Roe v. Wade decision, while some Democratic-led states are working to preserve or expand access."
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"The activity in state legislatures was anticipated after the U.S. Supreme Court, with its conservative majority, signaled it was ready to make seismic changes to the nationwide right to abortion that has stood for nearly half a century."
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"In Michigan, abortion-rights groups are seeking an amendment enshrining the right to abortion in the state constitution."
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Contributing sentiments towards policy:

47% : Less than a month into the 2022 legislative sessions, battles over the future of abortion already are setting up around the U.S. Republican lawmakers are proposing new restrictions modeled after laws in Texas and Mississippi that present a direct challenge to the landmark Roe v. Wade decision, while some Democratic-led states are working to preserve or expand access.
47% : The activity in state legislatures was anticipated after the U.S. Supreme Court, with its conservative majority, signaled it was ready to make seismic changes to the nationwide right to abortion that has stood for nearly half a century.
45% : In Michigan, abortion-rights groups are seeking an amendment enshrining the right to abortion in the state constitution.
45% : It has made legal challenges difficult because the government is not involved in enforcement.
44% : Other Democratic-leaning states are not yet copying California, though New Jersey recently became the 15th state to protect the right to abortion in state law, according to the Guttmacher Institute, an abortion rights think tank.
42% : "At this time next year, we could be looking at a scenario in which more than half of the country has lost access to abortion ...
41% : That promises to be another front in the legal debate over abortion.
39% : -- It didn't take long for abortion
38% : This Day in History: US Supreme Court Legalizes Abortion (Saturday, January 22nd)
35% : Some states could allow pharmacists to opt out of dispensing the drugs if they oppose abortion.
33% : More than 20 states already have laws on the books to ban or dramatically restrict abortion if Roe v. Wade is overturned.

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