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Roe v. Wade overturned: Abortion restricted in half of US states
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Roe v. Wade overturned: Abortion restricted in half of US states

Now that the US Supreme Court has overturned Roe v. Wade, roughly half the states have legislation on the books restricting abortion. 13 of them had "trigger laws" to ban abortion once the 1973 ruling was struck down. People in states where abortion is illegal must now travel across state lines to get an abortion — and Missouri wants to sue those who do.