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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Rachel Sharp

AG James vows New York will remain ‘safe haven’ for abortion as she slams ‘vicious decision’ to overturn Roe

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New York Attorney General Letitia James has vowed that the state will “always be a safe haven” for women seeking abortions as she slammed the “vicious decision” to overturn Roe v Wade.

The state’s top lawyer issued a statement on Friday just minutes after the conservative-majority US Supreme Court handed down its ruling on abortion access and effectively backpedaled on the reproductive rights of the American people by half a century.

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