March 26, 2024 by V Leigh

The U.S. Supreme Court will hear arguments Tuesday over whether to restrict access to mifepristone, one of two drugs used in medication abortions. The case will be the first the court has heard on abortion since it overturned Roe v. Wade.

Burrel If he can restore it, why doesn’t he do it right now like he promised last election?
Why are people’s lives and well-being hinged on *if* you get re-elected when you’ve already been elected to do those things and haven’t?
This is fucking ridiculous, man. https://t.co/e09F1FWvBe
— Jimmy Ruffian (@TheRoughGo) February 21, 2024

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Alabama ruled frozen embryos are children.

Meanwhile, Alabama eliminated its summer food program for children who’ve actually been born.
— Tristan Snell (@TristanSnell) February 23, 2024

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Democrats held the House and Senate when Roe v. Wade was overturned. https://t.co/FZ8EK34bwb
— Nina Turner (@ninaturner) March 25, 2024

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Today, the Supreme Court will hear oral arguments that could determine the fate of mifepristone in America.

The same Supreme Court that already threw out Roe v. Wade.

As many worry what might come next, it’s clear:

Congress must protect reproductive freedom for all.
— Tammy Duckworth (@SenDuckworth) March 26, 2024

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The U.S. Supreme Court will hear arguments Tuesday over whether to restrict access to mifepristone, one of two drugs used in medication abortions. The case will be the first the court has heard on abortion since it overturned Roe v. Wade. https://t.co/HpRmC2fZkX
— PBS NewsHour (@NewsHour) March 26, 2024

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August 19, 2023 by V Leigh

In 2022, Ashley was raped outside of her Mississippi home. Her closest abortion provider was in Chicago, a nine-hour drive away. Ashley is 13 years old. Soon she’ll start seventh grade.

In 2022, Ashley was raped outside of her Mississippi home. Her closest abortion provider was in Chicago, a nine-hour drive away.

Ashley is 13 years old. Soon she’ll start seventh grade. https://t.co/yzwywvMVb1
— philip lewis (@Phil_Lewis_) August 14, 2023

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64% of Americans disapprove of Roe v Wade being overturned, and it shows:

Abortion rights have won in every election since the decision — in states both red and blue.

The far-right SCOTUS can do its best to erode abortion rights.

But the people are going to fight it like hell.
— Robert Reich (@RBReich) August 17, 2023

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Abortion Clinic Near California-Arizona Border Burns Down, a Major Blow to Regional Access https://t.co/Eu3BR1jtcu pic.twitter.com/izL4GY6YOl
— Jezebel (@Jezebel) August 17, 2023

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This is why I have very little respect for those who go around bleating that “but anti-abortion people will make sure THEIR daughters can abort after a rape!”

No. They won’t. Their cruelty & need for control don’t HAVE limits. Get it through your heads.

They have no empathy. https://t.co/f4jfbPj2Ej
— Jennie ⚢ Trott 🏳️‍🌈 (@nevergetfooled) August 18, 2023

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August 8, 2023 by V Leigh

Freedom vs. Compelled Birth: Dorothy Roberts on Abortion Fights in Texas, Ohio & Across the U.S.

Texas’ infant death rate has gone up by 11.5% since last year.

Is this what being “pro-life” looks like? https://t.co/sdwiRh9Luz
— Gavin Newsom (@GavinNewsom) July 21, 2023

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A Nebraska teenager has been sentenced to jail and charged as a felon after ending her pregnancy with abortion pills. She faces up to five years in prison.

🔗https://t.co/oSv3tcCr8t pic.twitter.com/PkiUGEgfci
— No Lie with Brian Tyler Cohen (@NoLieWithBTC) July 21, 2023

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Issue 1 in Ohio is a right wing attempt to subvert democracy AND undermine abortion rights. Vote NO tomorrow! #VoteNoOnIssue1 https://t.co/N8esRZZPIY
— Our Revolution (@OurRevolution) August 7, 2023

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Turnout is off the charts for the Ohio special election Republicans conjured to try and kneecap a statewide ballot measure on abortion rights this November. @SusanRinkunas: https://t.co/4ZTbwFzlyZ
— Laura Bassett (@LEBassett) August 7, 2023

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Tomorrow Ohio will vote in one of the most important elections in the country this year.

They’ll decide whether or not it should be harder to change the state constitution, and harder to protect abortion.

Ohio: vote NO on Issue 1. Say no to billionaires who want minority rule. pic.twitter.com/ECNTP6JWT6
— More Perfect Union (@MorePerfectUS) August 7, 2023

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Freedom vs. Compelled Birth: Dorothy Roberts on Abortion Fights in Texas, Ohio & Across the U.S. https://t.co/eDOQvEJuax
— Democracy Now! (@democracynow) August 7, 2023

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May 3, 2023 by V Leigh

Doctors tell 60 Minutes that Louisiana’s abortion ban has impacted the treatment of miscarriages and reduced access to routine maternal medical care. https://cbsn.ws/44k3nHl

“Forced pregnancy was also a feature of American slavery,” Goodwin testified.https://t.co/8FUH9uRvdM
— The Black Wall Street Times (@TheBWSTimes) May 1, 2023

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A husband using a state abortion ban as a way to threaten his wife and her friends with legal liability if she leaves him is using the law exactly as it was meant to be used: as a state enforcement mechanism for men’s private control over women. https://t.co/IqrZmWZlOb
— Moira Donegan (@MoiraDonegan) May 2, 2023

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A Florida woman, unable to get an abortion in her state, carried to term a baby who had no kidneys. Her son died in her arms shortly after he was born, just as her doctors had predicted he would. https://t.co/f9kwtQ4dBH
— CNN (@CNN) May 3, 2023

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Let us be clear: This is John Kennedy’s view on how Democrats should respond to the Dobbs decision ending the constitutional right to an abortion. https://t.co/s6lYqil7Sf
— Chris Geidner (@chrisgeidner) May 2, 2023

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This story is insane. A woman incarcerated in Texas (who’s a nurse) told other inmates correctly that partial birth abortion isn’t a thing. A guard overheard her, yelled that he is a result of a partial birth abortion, retaliated and put her in isolation https://t.co/gFRzjXabj7
— Laura Bassett (@LEBassett) May 2, 2023

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Doctors tell 60 Minutes that Louisiana’s abortion ban has impacted the treatment of miscarriages and reduced access to routine maternal medical care. https://t.co/K22m3Oyzej pic.twitter.com/JbhhKCOsNq
— 60 Minutes (@60Minutes) May 2, 2023

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March 10, 2023 by V Leigh

Facebook and Google are handing over user data to help police prosecute abortion seekers

“For three days, trapped in a “bizarre and avoidable hell”, Ms Zurawski was forced to wait until her body entered sepsis – also known as blood poisoning – and doctors were allowed to perform an abortion, according to the lawsuit.”#TheTexasFive https://t.co/5YdkYK45x8
— Rachel Bitecofer 📈🔭🇺🇲🇺🇦 (@RachelBitecofer) March 8, 2023

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California won’t be doing business with @walgreens — or any company that cowers to the extremists and puts women’s lives at risk.

We’re done.https://t.co/OB10cYfm8H
— Gavin Newsom (@GavinNewsom) March 6, 2023

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Facebook and Google are handing over user data to help police prosecute abortion seekers https://t.co/DpWZwLgWFP
— philip lewis (@Phil_Lewis_) March 5, 2023

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October 8, 2022 by V Leigh

What century are we in?’ — While discussing reproductive rights in the U.S., Pres. Biden said officials at the University of Idaho warned staff against providing contraception or information on birth control for students

‘What century are we in?’ — While discussing reproductive rights in the U.S., Pres. Biden said officials at the University of Idaho warned staff against providing contraception or information on birth control for students pic.twitter.com/osk5ZpaLQd
— NowThis (@nowthisnews) October 4, 2022

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Biden to roll out new guidance to universities to protect abortion access 100 days since Roe was overturned https://t.co/LczXxoY83B
— CNBC (@CNBC) October 4, 2022

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Herschel Walker said this morning that if he’s paid for an abortion, “I would have said it, because it’s nothing to be ashamed of there.”

If there’s nothing to be ashamed of, then why does he support a national abortion ban?
— Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) October 6, 2022

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So just to be clear- Republicans want to ban abortion except when they need one. Got it.
— David Hogg ☮️ (@davidhogg111) October 6, 2022

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Abortion is health care.
— Josh Shapiro (@JoshShapiroPA) October 6, 2022

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Abortion is health care and health care is a human right.

We must codify the rights that were guaranteed by Roe at the federal level so abortion is protected in every single state.
— Rep. Pramila Jayapal (@RepJayapal) October 6, 2022

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In April, Mississippi enacted the Pregnancy Resource Act. It gives $3.5M in tax credits to corporations for donations to “pregnancy resource centers.”

These PRCs, which convince women not to get abortions, are pretty secretive. So, we started digging. 🧵https://t.co/sICWM5nf6e
— Shalina Chatlani (@chatlanis) October 6, 2022

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August 23, 2022 by V Leigh

About 650 Google workers signed a petition asking the company to protect users’ abortion-related search history over concerns that law enforcement may seek the data to prosecute patients.

Texas sues Biden administration over federal rules that require abortions be provided in medical emergencies to save life of mother https://t.co/CuShiqS3GL
— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) July 14, 2022

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A Nebraska teenager is being charged as an adult for aborting her pregnancy with pills. The evidence against her includes Facebook messages on which she expresses a desire to not be pregnant anymore. https://t.co/zXgdHUwEJg
— Moira Donegan (@MoiraDonegan) August 9, 2022

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Vice President Kamala Harris at roundtable on the impact of the Roe v. Wade reversal on people with disabilities:

“People with disabilities have higher rates of pregnancy complications, and in fact, 11x more likely to die before, during, and after childbirth. This is a fact.” pic.twitter.com/7CHnPCmcwp
— The Recount (@therecount) July 26, 2022

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We went to court and won for women.

Thanks to my legal team and @MIAttyGen for working hard to protect women and ensure nurses and doctors can keep caring for their patients without fear of prosecution. https://t.co/bPpOGdNGUq
— Governor Gretchen Whitmer (@GovWhitmer) August 19, 2022

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New:

PONTIAC, Mich. (AP) — Abortion remains legal in Michigan as judge rules county prosecutors cannot charge providers with a felony.
— Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) August 19, 2022

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Louisiana’s attorney general just delayed a $39 million line of credit for the New Orleans Sewerage & Water Board – which the city needs for its flood response – because the city won’t enforce the state’s abortion ban.https://t.co/jEugJJM1E0
— philip lewis (@Phil_Lewis_) August 18, 2022

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About 650 Google workers signed a petition asking the company to protect users’ abortion-related search history over concerns that law enforcement may seek the data to prosecute patients.https://t.co/18ygMaZHY1
— NPR (@NPR) August 19, 2022

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July 26, 2022 by V Leigh

“The power to check the Supreme Court is there, in the Constitution. The task now is [for Congress] to seize it.”

Politico clutching pearls today after a handful of “unruly” protesters “targeted” Brett Kavanaugh by standing outside during his steak dinner.

Just an absolutely terrifying night for Kavanaugh, who “did not hear or see the protesters and ate a full meal but left before dessert.” pic.twitter.com/R1Eogl1znk
— Andy Campbell (@AndyBCampbell) July 8, 2022

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SCOOP: The Biden administration considered declaring a public health emergency to preserve broad access to abortion services following the overturn of Roe, but officials ultimately decided against the move, according to people familiar with the matter. (Story on @TheTerminal)
— Shira Stein (@shiramstein) July 8, 2022

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“Those responsible for the original Constitution, including the Fourteenth Amendment, did not perceive women as equals, and did not recognize women’s rights,” the dissent states. “The majority…consigns women to second-class citizenship.” https://t.co/VCYv4cQBye
— Mother Jones (@MotherJones) June 30, 2022

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Turns out they can moderate content. https://t.co/7M30hmIekR
— Kara Swisher (@karaswisher) June 29, 2022

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Amazing how well content moderation works when they want it to. https://t.co/L5B5KJOKhv
— Alex Winter (@Winter) June 29, 2022

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“The power to check the Supreme Court is there, in the Constitution. The task now is [for Congress] to seize it.”

How to Discipline a Rogue Supreme Court https://t.co/bvpEgODbpW via @jbouie pic.twitter.com/cvjzpAUIFD
— Rob Fields (@robfields) June 26, 2022

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June 30, 2022 by V Leigh

Today marks the end of what is surely one of the worst terms in #SCOTUS history.

Today marks the end of what is surely one of the worst terms in #SCOTUS history. Guns and prayer and abortion got most of the attention. But that’s not all the Court did. Here are just some of the Court’s bad decisions:
1/25
— Jason P. Steed (@5thCircAppeals) June 30, 2022

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Outside SCOTUS Now. Protesters sit-in and block street, and police immediately surround & kettle them, unlike you know when…. #RoeVWade pic.twitter.com/AfjcRBzpZQ
— ChuckModi (@ChuckModi1) June 30, 2022

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a man set himself aflame in front of the Supreme Court earlier this year.
— Kaitlin Ruiz (@Kaitlin_M_Ruiz) June 30, 2022

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Are we really going to let minority rule by a group of unelected justices appointed to lifetime seats destroy our planet? https://t.co/4Rd7J3kmJR
— Summer Lee (@SummerForPA) June 30, 2022

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Run out of words to describe this court, but, among other things, it’s now a threat to the planet.
— Chris Hayes (@chrislhayes) June 30, 2022

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This is what a judicial coup looks like pic.twitter.com/dTZ4zgHJdg
— Ken Klippenstein (@kenklippenstein) June 30, 2022

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Abortion rights protesters in NYC blocking rich guests from getting into a dinner hosted by the right wing Federalist Society, who supported SCOTUS justices’ attack on abortion.

Organized by @nycforabortion @nycDSA pic.twitter.com/721no9hNfU
— Jeremy Gong (@jergong) June 29, 2022

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I wish the clinic where I escort abortion patients past throngs of screaming, spitting religious zealots got even a fraction of the police protection that a Federalist Society dinner at the Harvard and Yale Club gets. https://t.co/kfpq0TEEIr
— Moira Donegan (@MoiraDonegan) June 29, 2022

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Supreme Court in 2022 really is like, “We’re going to force you to have a baby and we want it to spend its whole life suffering” https://t.co/sgkX27s7sD
— Mike Drucker (@MikeDrucker) June 30, 2022

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“Our work is far from done.”

— House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy on the Supreme Court overturning Roe v. Wade pic.twitter.com/WvXytLNrQT
— The Recount (@therecount) June 24, 2022

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“Both abortion and miscarriage currently occur more than a million times each year in America, and the two events are often clinically indistinguishable. As such, prohibition states will have a profoundly invasive interest in differentiating between them.” https://t.co/Xgiip1p9SS
— Clint Smith (@ClintSmithIII) June 24, 2022

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Forced birth in a country that doesn’t have mandatory maternity leave or universal healthcare…
— Tiffany D. Jackson (@WriteinBK) June 24, 2022

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This is the single bluntest assessment of the Democratic Party I’ve ever seen a liberal make in a major paper. A true must-read from @perrybaconjr. https://t.co/rI0lW4Sta5 pic.twitter.com/te9uJKW8pv
— Will Stancil (@whstancil) June 29, 2022

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Every year over 25 million unsafe abortions take place and up to 37,000 women die https://t.co/tbsMFGQAn4 #abortion pic.twitter.com/IaRiSW8S3j
— World Health Organization (WHO) (@WHO) June 24, 2022

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The consequence of our society’s failure to see coerced pregnancy as a legacy of enslavement has descended once again upon Black women and all pregnant people with lethal force.https://t.co/Q3IKHaHMrx
— Venus Evans-Winters (@DrVEvansWinters) June 28, 2022

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“My rights should not be a fundraising point for the Democrats.” 💯💯💯 pic.twitter.com/6hNLQ5tZry
— People’s City Council – Los Angeles (@PplsCityCouncil) June 26, 2022

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LIVE UPDATES: Nationwide protests continue as supporters and opponents of abortion rights map their next moves. https://t.co/nd6xEo07jD
— NBC News (@NBCNews) June 26, 2022

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this year, the Supreme Court has

1) made abortion illegal
2) made school prayer legal
3) make gun control illegal
4) overturned Miranda rights
5) made it illegal for the EPA to regulate emissions

at this point, expanding the court is a moderate response to an extremist court
— sam (@sam_d_1995) June 30, 2022
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Dear Supreme Court,
Thanks for nothing.
– Planet Earth
— Dan Rather (@DanRather) June 30, 2022

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June 24, 2022 by V Leigh

The Supreme Court has officially overturned Roe v. Wade

BREAKING: The Supreme Court has officially overturned Roe v. Wade in a seismic ruling ending the right to abortion upheld for nearly half a century. pic.twitter.com/wBetRhdEOA
— NPR (@NPR) June 24, 2022

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The decision was 6-3.

In their dissent, the court’s three liberals wrote:

“With sorrow—for this Court, but more, for the many millions of American women who have today lost a fundamental constitutional protection—we dissent.” https://t.co/fVoMQy6yZ0
— NPR Politics (@nprpolitics) June 24, 2022

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THE SUPREME COURT HAS OVERTURNED ROE V. WADE, ELIMINATING THE CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHT TO ABORTION.https://t.co/ZNYRs3QnpJ
— SCOTUSblog (@SCOTUSblog) June 24, 2022

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NEW: Public confidence in the Supreme Court just plummeted to the lowest level ever recorded in American history. Only 25% of Americans say they have confidence in the Supreme Court now, down double digits since last year, per @gallup.
— No Lie with Brian Tyler Cohen (@NoLieWithBTC) June 23, 2022

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Here are the states that will ban abortion now that Roe v. Wade is overturned https://t.co/0Euqi9Slmg
— philip lewis (@Phil_Lewis_) June 24, 2022

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“In the Congress, be aware of this: the Republicans are plotting a nationwide abortion ban. They cannot be allowed to have a majority … that’s their goal.”

— House Speaker Nancy Pelosi responds to today’s Dobbs decision that overturns Roe v. Wade pic.twitter.com/1pr7WZ6XY7
— The Recount (@therecount) June 24, 2022

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BREAKING: The Supreme Court just overturned Roe v. Wade, ending our constitutional right to abortion. We know you may be feeling a lot of things right now — hurt, anger, confusion. Whatever you feel is OK. We’re here with you — and we’ll never stop fighting for you.
— Planned Parenthood (@PPFA) June 24, 2022

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BREAKING: THE SUPREME COURT OVERTURNS ROE V. WADE!

Don’t tell us about “freedom” when this is a direct assault on women’s rights.
— Public Citizen (@Public_Citizen) June 24, 2022

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People will still get abortions.

These procedures won’t stop just because Roe v. Wade is overturned.

This will only prevent safe, legal abortions from taking place.
— Padma Lakshmi (@PadmaLakshmi) June 24, 2022

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Not they overturned Roe V. Wade and loosened gun control in the same week. We’re in hell.
— Just Maya (@breathemaya) June 24, 2022

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