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Some Maryland politicians, candidates for governor vow to strengthen state abortion laws in wake of Roe decision

Many top-level political officials or candidates in Maryland reacted Friday to the overturning of Roe v. Wade by calling for legislative changes or increased funding for existing or new abortion services in a state that has already taken progressive measures to support abortion rights.
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Missouri becomes first state to ban abortion following the SCOTUS decision to overturn Roe v. Wade

1 month ago | By Business Insider

Pro-choice supporters and staff of Planned Parenthood hold a rally outside the Planned Parenthood Reproductive Health Services Center in St. Louis, Missouri, May 31, 2019. SAUL LOEB/AFP via Getty Images
Missouri became the first state to ban abortion after the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade.
The 5-4 ruling to overturn the nearly 50-year-old landmark ruling gutted abortion rights nationwide.
Missouri is one of 13 states with "trigger laws" to block abortions following the SCOTUS decision.
Missouri became the first state to make abortion illegal after the Supreme Court overturned the...
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These states are halting abortions or taking steps to ban them after Roe v. Wade was overturned

1 month ago | By WLWT

Some states are moving quickly to enact abortion bans that were previously unenforced due to Roe v. Wade. Others halted abortion procedures immediately after Roe was overturned Friday.
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Some US clinics stop doing abortions as ruling takes hold

1 month ago | By My Sanantonio

Abortion bans that were put on the books in some states in the event Roe v. Wade was overturned started automatically going into effect Friday, while clinics elsewhere - including Alabama, Texas and West Virginia - stopped performing abortions for fear of prosecution, sending women away in tears.
“Some patients broke down and could not speak through their sobbing," said Katie Quinonez, executive director of West Virginia's lone abortion clinic, whose staff spent the day calling dozens of patients to cancel their appointments. “Some patients were stunned and didn't know what to say. Some...
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