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  • Thursday, 13 June, 2024
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  • Wednesday, 15 May, 2024
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    A girl sits on her father’s shoulders in front of a banner that reads ‘trust women’, while vice-president Kamala Harris speaks following the ruling from Arizona’s supreme court on April 9, 2024 upholding a 160-year-old abortion ban, at an event in Tucson, Arizona
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  • Thursday, 11 April, 2024
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  • Tuesday, 9 April, 2024
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    Decision in crucial 2024 presidential election battleground comes as Democrats hope restrictions will energise voters

    Abortion rights supporters marching in Tucson, Arizona, after the US Supreme Court’s decision in 2022 to overturn Roe vs Wade
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    Former president declines to endorse national ban but takes credit for overturning Roe vs Wade

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  • Wednesday, 3 April, 2024
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  • Monday, 1 April, 2024
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    Pro-abortion rights activists in Florida after the US Supreme Court struck down Roe vs Wade
  • Tuesday, 26 March, 2024
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    Justices’ scepticism towards disrupting the legal landscape is a potential boon for Republicans ahead of 2024 election

    Protesters gather outside of the US Supreme Court as the court hears oral arguments on a case involving access to the abortion pill
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