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Now that the U.S. Supreme Court has overturned Roe v. Wade, the landmark 1973 decision that protected the constitutional right to an abortion, it won’t just be harder for women to get the procedure — states have also been lying in wait with tough penalties for anyone that will provide…

Millions of Americans lost access to abortion on Friday.

The Supreme Court’s decision is now official. Here’s what’s next for reproductive rights in America.

With the landmark abortion legislation struck down, more women could face economic hardships and serious health risks.

Washington (AFP) - The number of abortions reported in the United States rose eight percent between 2017 and 2020, reversing a 30-year downward trend as the nation awaits a Supreme Court ruling on whether the nationwide right to the procedure will remain, a study published Wednesday showed.

One in five pregnancies in the U.S. in 2020 ended in an abortion, according to data released Wednesday by the Guttmacher Institute.

WASHINGTON — Ahead of a historic Supreme Court decision on the fate of Roe v. Wade, the nation recorded its first significant increase in the abortion rate in more than three decades, according to new statistics.

New data from the Guttmacher Institute shows the number of abortions rose in 2020, reversing a decades-long trend toward declining numbers.

The leaked draft of a majority Supreme Court decision overturning Roe v. Wade caught most of the nation by surprise, but anti-abortion legislation at the state level has been growing steadily over the past decade.