Three years after the US Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, a 1973 ruling that protected federal abortion access, the United States remains deeply fractured on the issue. The ruling gave states the power to set their own abortion laws, triggering a wave of bans across the South and Midwest, while other states moved to safeguard access. Here’s a look at where things stand nationwide, three years on.
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