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US Supreme Court reverses landmark abortion decisions. What happens next in Idaho?

Abortions in Idaho will be banned in most cases after the U.S. Supreme Court voted to reverse landmark abortion cases and overturn abortion rights.

Tribune News Service · Jun 24, 2022

DeSantis on Roe decision: ‘The prayers of millions have been answered’

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis praised the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade on Friday, saying, “The prayers of millions have been answered.”

Tribune News Service · Jun 24, 2022

Illinois governor calls special legislative session on reproductive rights

CHICAGO — Illinois politicians reacted swiftly and along party lines to Friday’s U.S. Supreme Court decision overturning Roe v. Wade, with Gov. J.B. Pritzker and Democratic legislative leaders immediately announcing they plan to call a special legislative session to strengthen the state’s already-stringent protections for reproductive rights.

Chicago Tribune · Jun 24, 2022

French President Macron: abortion is a fundamental right for women

French President Emmanuel Macron said on Friday that abortion was a fundamental right for women, as he reacted to the U.S. Supreme Court decision earlier to overturn the landmark 1973 Roe v. Wade ruling on abortion.

Reuters · Jun 24, 2022

Supreme Court abortion ruling raises stakes for Kansas voters ahead of August vote

The U.S. Supreme Court decision overturning Roe v. Wade won’t immediately affect Kansas law. But it could soon have a major impact after Kansans vote in August on a high-stakes ballot question.

Tribune News Service · Jun 24, 2022

Plan B and contraceptives remain legal in Texas after U.S. Supreme Court ruling on abortion

In the same decision that overruled Roe v. Wade, the U.S. Supreme Court was clear that the constitutional right to access contraceptives remains untouched — though one justice said he would welcome challenges to that right.

The Texas Tribune · Jun 24, 2022

America's religious communities are divided over the issue of abortion: 5 essential reads

Since the first indications that the U.S. Supreme Court could overturn the landmark Roe v. Wade ruling, following a leaked draft opinion on May 2, 2022, religious leaders from many denominations have been working to preserve access to abortion care, even as others prayed for Roe to indeed be overruled.…

The Conversation · Jun 24, 2022

Abortion profoundly shaped the lives and work of these 8 Illinois women. Here are their stories.

CHICAGO — In summer 1966, 17-year-old Leta Dally and her mother were driven by a stranger to an undisclosed location on Chicago’s South Side, where the recent high school graduate had an illegal abortion.

Chicago Tribune · Jun 24, 2022

‘One of the darkest days for women’s rights’ – Nicola Sturgeon on Roe v Wade

The US Supreme Court today struck down Roe v Wade, overturning the constitutional right to abortion for millions of women.

The Independent UK · Jun 24, 2022

Pennsylvanians react to Supreme Court decision overturning Roe v. Wade

ALLENTOWN, Pa. — The U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling Friday in Dobbs v. Jackson has put an end to the national right to abortion established nearly 50 years ago under Roe. v. Wade, and reaction in Pennsylvania was swift.

Tribune News Service · Jun 24, 2022