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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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House approves pair of bills to protect abortion access after collapse of Roe v Wade

Independent

The US House of Representatives passed two bills aimed at protecting abortion access across the US, the chamber’s first legislative attempts to bolster reproductive healthcare and secure abortion rights in the wake of the US Supreme Court decision to strike down Roe v Wade.

The votes on 15 July came exactly three weeks after the Supreme Court revoked a constitutional right to abortion care in a ruling with Dobbs v Jackson Women’s Health Organization.

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