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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
World
Nicola Slawson

First Thing: Texas Democrats push to blunt impact of state’s abortion ban

Abortion protest in Austin
Abortion protesters at the state capitol in Austin. Liberal cities face an uphill battle. Photograph: Suzanne Cordeiro/AFP/Getty Images

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Across Texas, Democratic-held cities are galvanizing to mitigate the effects of the Republican-run state’s near-total abortion ban after the US supreme court voted in June to overturn Roe v Wade, the landmark case that gave Americans a constitutional right to terminate their pregnancies.

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