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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Alex Woodward

Anti-abortion lawmakers and activists want to punish care in other states

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On 14 July, Senate Republicans blocked a bill that would ensure a legal shield for abortion patients traveling from states that have outlawed abortion care to states where providers can legally treat them.

The following day, only three Republicans in the US House of Representatives supported a similar bill.

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