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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Alex Woodward

Congressional Republicans proposed dozens of anti-abortion laws since 2021, report finds

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Nearly 100 days after the US Supreme Court struck down the constitutional right to abortion care, more than a dozen states have effectively outlawed or severely restricted access to abortion.

A staff analysis from the House Oversight Committee reports that Republicans in Congress last year introduced 52 bills to outlaw or restrict abortion nationwide, including 16 bills that would criminally prosecute providers, and four bills that would prohibit interstate travel for abortio care.

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