Thousands of abortion-rights activists gather in front of the U.S. Supreme Court after it overturned the landmark Roe v Wade case and erased a federal right to an abortion. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images hide caption
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Abortion-rights protesters and anti-abortion protesters gather Sunday outside the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington. Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images hide caption
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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Investigators search for evidences outside Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas on May 25, 2022. Jae C. Hong/AP hide caption
With Roe v. Wade primed to be overruled, people seeking abortions could soon face new barriers in many states. Researcher Diana Greene Foster documented what happens when someone is denied an abortion in The Turnaway Study. Malte Mueller/Getty Images hide caption
