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Friday

People attend the March for Life rally on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., on Friday. The march, in its 49th year, comes as a Supreme Court decision on abortion rights could unravel Roe v. Wade. Susan Walsh/AP hide caption

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Demonstrators gathered in front of the U.S. Supreme Court as the justices heard arguments in Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health, a case about a Mississippi law that bans most abortions after 15 weeks, on December 01, 2021. Experts believe a ruling on this case could undermine or overturn Roe v. Wade. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images hide caption

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Thursday

Abortion-rights opponents participate in the 48th annual March for Life outside the U.S. Supreme Court January 29, 2021 in Washington, D.C. Alex Wong/Getty Images hide caption

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Activists look ahead to what could be the 'last anniversary' for Roe

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Monday

Demonstrators rally against laws the limit access to abortion at the Texas State Capitol on October 2, 2021 in Austin, Texas. The Women's March and other groups organized marches across the country to protest a new abortion law in Texas. Montinique Monroe/Getty Images hide caption

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Abortion-rights supporters march outside the Texas Capitol in Austin on Sept. 1. Sergio Flores/The Washington Post/Getty Images hide caption

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Texas' abortion law is back in court

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Glenda Lima, a surgical tech at Houston Women's Reproductive Services, performs an ultrasound on a patient on Sept. 30. The patient drove to the clinic from Louisiana, and the ultrasound was to determine whether the woman was less than six weeks pregnant and eligible to have an abortion in Texas, which has enacted the strictest anti-abortion law in the United States. Evelyn Hockstein/Reuters hide caption

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Doctors say the Texas abortion ban is complicating other types of medical decisions

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Do You Want To Live In A Bounty Economy?

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Tuesday

Activists supporting the decriminalization of abortion in Mexico march in Guadalajara, Mexico, on September 28, 2019. Mexico's Supreme Court has ruled that it is unconstitutional to punish abortion. Ulises Ruiz/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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Friday

Lyft said it would pay the legal fees for any of its drivers sued under Texas' new abortion law, which it called "incompatible" with company values. Uber quickly followed suit. Mario Tama/Getty Images hide caption

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Lyft And Uber Will Pay Drivers' Legal Fees If They're Sued Under Texas Abortion Law

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