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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Alex Woodward

AOC says abortion bans ‘conscript’ the poor to work. Research shows restrictions have devastating economic impacts

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In the US Supreme Court’s landmark ruling to revoke a constitutional right to abortion care, Justice Samuel Alito suggested that the “attitudes about the pregnancy of unmarried women” have changed.

“Modern developments” like medical leave for pregnancy and childbirth are “guaranteed by law” in many cases, medical care is “covered” by insurance, and “safe haven laws” allow people to drop off babies anonymously to give them up for adoption.

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