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Saturday

Dr. Warren Hern's clinic in Boulder, Colo., photographed on Monday, June 1, 2009. Hern said a ballot initiative to ban abortion after 22 weeks in Colorado would prohibit about 95% of the procedures performed at the clinic. Ed Andrieski/ASSOCIATED PRESS hide caption

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Colorado Abortion Ban Could Be Felt Nationwide

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Tuesday

Anti-abortion-rights activists participate in the March for Life rally near the Supreme Court in Washington, D.C., on Jan. 24. Susan Walsh/AP hide caption

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A World Without Legal Abortion: How Activists Envision A 'Post-Roe' Nation

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Tuesday

The U.S. flag and flag of Vatican City are hung on the outside of the Pennsylvania Catholic Conference building in Harrisburg, Pa., on March 26, 2019. Catholics outnumber Evangelicals in Pennsylvania by a 2-to-1 margin. Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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Friday

Activists on opposite sides of the abortion debate demonstrate in front of the Supreme Court during the annual anti-abortion-rights event known as the March for Life, on Jan. 24 in Washington, D.C. Olivier Douliery/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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Monday

President Trump and Judge Amy Coney Barrett walk to the Rose Garden of the White House on Saturday. Olivier Douliery/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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A Look At Amy Coney Barrett's Record On Abortion Rights

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Saturday

Renee-Lauren Ellis, a Washington, D.C.-area attorney, says, "It's dire that something as fundamental as what I do with my body is up for debate still, in 2020." Sarah McCammon/NPR hide caption

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Ginsburg's Death A 'Pivot Point' For Abortion Rights, Advocates Say

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Thursday

Vice President Pence speaks on the third day of the Republican National Convention at Fort McHenry National Monument and Historic Shrine in Baltimore. Andrew Harnik/AP hide caption

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Monday

Former Vice President Joe Biden addresses a Planned Parenthood Action Fund candidate forum in June 2019 in Columbia, S.C. The group declined to back a candidate during the Democratic primaries but announced its support for Biden on Monday. Logan Cyrus/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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Planned Parenthood Backs Biden, Seeing A 'Life And Death Election' Ahead

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Friday

Missouri's only clinic that provides abortions, located in St. Louis, will be able to keep operating after a state commission decided Friday, that the health department was wrong not to renew the license of the Planned Parenthood facility. Jeff Roberson/AP hide caption

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Wednesday

In this photo illustration, a person looks at an Abortion Pill (RU-486) for unintended pregnancy from Mifepristone displayed on a computer on May 8 in Arlington, Va. OLIVIER DOULIERY/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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In Texas, Oklahoma, Women Turned Away Because Of Coronavirus Abortion Bans

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Tuesday