Congress Mostly Silent on Abortion Despite No More Roe
On The Merits
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The Politics of Abortion
The Supreme Court overturned the federal right to an abortion that was originally established in Roe v. 8 in the 1970s. Now states can basically come up with how they want to adjudicate abortion in their individual states, whether it's banned outright or not. Gallup found last month that a record high, 69% of Americans said abortion should generally be legal in the first trimester of a pregnancy.
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