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Nicole Nixon

A year since Dobbs, these are the many ways states are protecting abortion

Abortion rights activists protest after the U.S. Supreme Court struck down Roe v. Wade, overturning the right to abortion, in Portland, Ore., on June 24, 2022. (John Rudoff/AFP via Getty Images)

In the year since the U.S. Supreme Court reversed Roe v. Wade, 14 states have banned most abortions, but even more have moved to protect abortion rights in various ways.

Eleven states have passed so-called "shield laws," which can safeguard providers and patients against prosecution from other states. And at least 15 municipalities and six state governments allocated nearly $208 million to pay for contraception, abortion and support services according to data provided to NPR by the National Institute for Reproductive Health.

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