11Alive Article RatingWho were Roe and Wade? What you need to know about the landmark case
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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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| "She had conflicted feelings about each, he said, but was consistent on one point: supporting abortion through the first trimester." | Positive | 14% Conservative |
| "Blackmun was still on the court in 1992, when it heard Plaed Parenthood v. Casey, a challenge to Pesylvania abortion laws that included a 24-hour waiting period." | Positive | 8% Conservative |
| "The majority opinion found an absolute right to abortion during the first trimester of pregnancy." | Positive | 0% Conservative |
| "At the time of Roe, abortion was broadly legal in just four states and allowed under limited circumstances in 16 others." | Positive | 0% Conservative |
| "Upholding that ban would undermine both Roe and Casey, which allow states to regulate -- but not ban -- abortion up until the point of fetal viability, at roughly 24 weeks." | Negative | -12% Liberal |
| "The conservative-leaning court unexpectedly upheld the right to abortion -- while also making it easier for states to impose regulations." | Negative | -16% Liberal |
| "WASHINGTON -- A leaked draft of a U.S. Supreme Court decision suggests the country's highest court could be poised to overturn the constitutional right to abortion, allowing individual states to more heavily regulate or even ban the procedure." | Negative | -18% Liberal |
| "Roe v. Wade is the name of the lawsuit that led to the landmark 1973 U.S. Supreme Court decision establishing a constitutional right to abortion in the United States." | Negative | -18% Liberal |
| "It was his job to enforce a state law prohibiting abortion except to save a woman's life, so he was the person McCorvey sued when she sought the abortion." | Negative | -18% Liberal |
| "The decision, per the draft, would likely result in a patchwork of abortion laws, with some states protecting abortion and others prohibiting it outright." | Negative | -18% Liberal |
| "The question before the U.S. Supreme Court was: Does the Constitution recognize a woman's right to terminate her pregnancy by abortion?" | Negative | -20% Liberal |
| "It challenges Mississippi's ban on abortion after 15 weeks." | Negative | -24% Liberal |
| "Joe Biden will make his first visit to Alabama as President on Tuesday when he comes to tour Lockheed Martin in Troy." | Positive | 32% Conservative |
| "Sometimes we will speak softly and carry a large Javelin, because we're sending a lot of those in as well, Biden said." | Positive | 6% Conservative |
| "Speaking to reporters last week about a new military package to aid Ukraine, Biden referenced the missiles." | Positive | 0% Conservative |
| "Although Biden will be visiting Troy, sources say there is nothing plaed for any public engagements during the President's visit." | Negative | -20% Liberal |
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Contributing sentiments towards policy:
57% : She had conflicted feelings about each, he said, but was consistent on one point: supporting abortion through the first trimester.54% : Blackmun was still on the court in 1992, when it heard Planned Parenthood v. Casey, a challenge to Pennsylvania abortion laws that included a 24-hour waiting period.
50% : The majority opinion found an absolute right to abortion during the first trimester of pregnancy.
50% : At the time of Roe, abortion was broadly legal in just four states and allowed under limited circumstances in 16 others.
44% : Upholding that ban would undermine both Roe and Casey, which allow states to regulate -- but not ban -- abortion up until the point of fetal viability, at roughly 24 weeks.
42% : The conservative-leaning court unexpectedly upheld the right to abortion -- while also making it easier for states to impose regulations.
41% : WASHINGTON -- A leaked draft of a U.S. Supreme Court decision suggests the country's highest court could be poised to overturn the constitutional right to abortion, allowing individual states to more heavily regulate or even ban the procedure.
41% : Roe v. Wade is the name of the lawsuit that led to the landmark 1973 U.S. Supreme Court decision establishing a constitutional right to abortion in the United States.
41% : It was his job to enforce a state law prohibiting abortion except to save a woman's life, so he was the person McCorvey sued when she sought the abortion.
41% : The decision, per the draft, would likely result in a patchwork of abortion laws, with some states protecting abortion and others prohibiting it outright.
40% : The question before the U.S. Supreme Court was: Does the Constitution recognize a woman's right to terminate her pregnancy by abortion?
38% : It challenges Mississippi's ban on abortion after 15 weeks.
*Our bias meter rating uses data science including sentiment analysis, machine learning and our proprietary algorithm for determining biases in news articles. 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. The rating is an independent analysis and is not affiliated nor sponsored by the news source or any other organization.