Abortion-rights protesters and anti-abortion protesters gather Sunday outside the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington. Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images hide caption
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The Jackson Women's Health Organization, the last clinic in Mississippi that provides abortion services, is preparing to close. Kobee Vance/MPB News hide caption
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Thomas Dobbs is the state health officer at the Mississippi State Department of Health. His name appears on the landmark Supreme Court case on abortion rights, despite having "nothing to do with it," he has said. Nicholas Kamm/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
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Benjamin Franklin gave instructions on at-home abortions in a book in the 1700s
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Protesters rally to show their support for the recent protests and national strike against the government of President Guillermo Lasso in Quito, Ecuador, on June 25, 2022. Dolores Ochoa/AP hide caption
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